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EXAMINATION QUESTIONS 

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FIFTH. SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADES 

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1910—1916 

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Grade Examination Questions 

ARITHMETIC— MENTAL TESTS 

SEVENTH GRADE 
Question 1 

a 16 is what per cent of 64? 

h Wliat is tlie interest on $120 for 3 years at 5%. 
c A man liad 160 tons of hay. After selling 25% how many 
tons had he left? 

d How many pen knives at $.25 each can be bought for $4? 
e What is 2-3 of 180? , 

Question 1 

a A man receives $15 a week. He spends $12. How much 
Avill he save in 5 weeks? 

6 A boy sells 8 quarts of chestnuts for SO cents. At this 
rate what Avould he receive for a bushel? 

c One-half pound of pepper costs 15 cents. What is the 
cost of Vi pound? 

d A boy bought papers at the rate of 4 for 6 cents and sold 
them for 2 cents each. What per cent did he gain? 

e A ton of coal costing $3.50 is sold for $7. What is the 
per cent of gain ? 
Question 1 

a In 10 gallons how many pints are there? 
ft Find the cost of 60 bushels of apples at 33 1-3 cents per 
bushel. 

c The sum of two numbers is 55. One of the numbers is 19. 
What is the other ? 

d A man earns $18 in 12 days. At this rate how much can 
he earn in 20 days? 

e If I pay 6 cents for the use of one dollar for a year, how- 
much should I pay for the use of $50 for two years? 
Question 1 

a 30 is what fraction of 240? 

ft How many square yards in a walk 120 feet long and 3 
feet wide? 

c Find the interest on $250 for 2 years at 4:%- 
d A flock of hens numbered 84. The owner sold 42 of them. 
What per cent did he sell ? 

e A man left his daughter $3000 which was 1-3 of his prop- 
• erty; find the value of his property. 



2 ARITHMETIC— SEVENTH GRADE 

Question 1 

a What per cent of 18 is 6? 

6 At the rate of 3 pears for a nickel, how many pears can 
be bought for $1 ? 

c If % of a pound of candy costs 30 cents, what is the cost 
of one puond? 

d Ethel failed on 2 of the 10 questions in her arithmetic. 
Wliat per cent did she answer correctly? 

e At $1.20 a day how much will a man earn in % of a 
day? 
Question 1 

a How many sq. ft. in a rectangle 4 ft. by 6 ft.? 

h What is 6% of $125? 

c If % of a pound of candy costs 24 cents what will % of 
a pound cost? 

d A man pays $12.50 taxes on a valuation of $1250.00. 
What is the rate of per cent? 

e What will be the cost of 44 cows at $75 each ? 
Question 1 

a How many eggs in 6^ dozen? 

h Find 2%% of 100. 

c What is the interest of $50 for 2 years at 5%? 

d How many yards of carpet one yard wide will be required 
to cover a floor 15 feet by 12 feet? 

e What will it cost to excavate a cellar 24 feet long, 18 
feet wide and 6 feet deep at $.25 a cubic yard ? 
Question 1 

a What is 2% of $450. 

6 What will be the cost of a dozen oranges if % of a dozen 
costs 10 cents? 

c What is the interest on $100 for 1 year at 5%? 

d At 33 1-3 cents a bushel find the cost of 6 bushels of 
apples. 

e % — 1-2= ? 
Question 1 

a Find 87%% of $240. 

h 66 2-3 cents is what part of a dollar? 

c If 4-5 of an estate is valued at $4800, find the value of 
the entire estate. 

d A boy solved 20 problems out of his lesson of 25. What 
per cent did he solve? 

e What is the interest on $75 for 2 years at 6% ? 



AllITHMETIC— SIXTH GRADE 3 

Question 1 

a 15 is what i)er cent of 75 ? 

& What is the interest on $30 for one year at 5%? 

c How many square feet in the floor of a room 10^/^ feet by 
14 feet? 

d Find 31/2% of $200. 

e An automobile was driven 60 miles in 2^4 hours; what 
was the average rate of speed an hour? 
Question 1 

a How many hours in 480 minutes? 

h How many square rods in i/4 of an acre? 

c A boy buys papers at the rate 15 for 10 cents and sells 
them at one cent each; how much does he make on each 
paper ? 

d From 34% subtract 2014. 

e What is the interest on $50 for one year at 5% ? 
Question 1 

a What is 2-5 of $25? 

h 6 eggs is what part of a dozen and a half? 

c If 21/2 pounds of butter cost $.75, what will 5 pounds 
cost? 

d What is the interest on $100 for 2 years at 5%? 

e A man bought a cow for $45 and sold her for $60; what 
was the gain per cent? 

SIXTH GRADE 

Question 1 

a What is % of 25? 

h What will be the cost of 44 barrels of apples at $2% per 
barrel ? 

c At 40 cents a pound how much tea can be purchased for 
$1? 

d Find 33 1-3 per cent of $6. 
e Add 23467 
76532 
31234 
48673 
51326 



Question 1 

a What is % of 100? 

6 At 10 cents per hour how much will 3 boys earn in 4 
hours? 



4 ARITHMETIC— SIXTH GRADE 

c 33 1-3 per cent of an apple crop consisted of 690 barrels 
of Baldwins; the remainder consisted of Northern Spies. 
How many barrels of Spies were there? 

d After paying 25 cents a pound for 5 pounds of steak how 
much change should you receive from a 2 dollar bill? 

e AAA. % and i/±. 

Question 1 

a What is % of 100? 

6 Add 2% acres and 2\i acres. 

c A boy has 56 chickens and sells i/4 of them. How many 
does he sell? 

d How many sq. ft. in a room 16 ft. by 10 ft.? 

e Find 5% of $40. 
Question 1 

a What part of a dollar is 87% cents? 

h 15 is 3-5 of what number? 

c 5% equals how many hundredths? 

d How many minutes are there in 1^^ hours? 

e A dealer bought a horse for $200 and sold it at a profit 
of 10%; how much did he make? 
Question 1 

a What part of an hour is 15 minutes? 

6 Write as per cent 25-100. 

c A man bought a cow for $60 and sold her for $75; what 
fractional part of the cost did he gain? 

d How many cents in % of a dollar? 

e A boy walked a mile in 16 minutes; how long will it take 
him to walk 3% miles? 
Question 1 

a What number is 2-3 of 324? 

h What is tlie interest on $50 for 2 years at 4% ? 

c Find the cost of 2^^ pounds of tea at $.60 a pound. 

d Add 2% pounds and 1 1-12 pounds. 

e How many eggs in 3% dozen? 
Question 1 

a What will a peck of potatoes cost at one dollar a bushel? 

6 12 is 2-3 of what number? 

c What will 2% pounds of coffee cost at 30 cents a pound? 

d If a desk is bought for 18 dollars and is sold at a gain 
of 25%, what is the gain? 

e A dealer pays 5 cents a quart for milk and sells it for 
8 cents. How much money does he make on 2 gallons? 



ARITHMETIC— FIFTH GRADE 5 

Question I 

a A boy has 45 ducks and sells 1-9 of them. How many has 
he left? 

6 If 3 oranges can be bought for 10 cents, how many will 
30 cents buy? 

c A girl has a dime, a quarter and a dollar bill. How much 
money has she? 

d If 300 girls took an examination in arithmetic and 45 
failed, what per cent of the whole number failed? 

e In a class of 40 boys 5% were absent. How many boys 
were present 1 
Question 1 

a 15 divided by 3-5 equals? 

h How many quarts in ten bushels? 

c What is 10% of $792? 

d 1-3 of a boy's money is $15; find the entire amount. 

e Add 67835 
32164 
43267 
12345 
87654 



Question 1 

o If 4 chairs cost $8, how many chairs can be purchased 
for $80? 

h 60 is 20% of what number? 

c What is the interest on $100 for 2 years at 6%? 

(Z 21 is 3-5 of what number? 

e A watch cost $32 and was sold at a gain of 25%. What 
was the gain? 

FIFTH GRADE 
Question 1 

a How many cents in 1-3 of a dollar? 

6 A milkman bought 3 cows for $120. How much was paid 
for each cow? 

c What is 2-3 of 18? 

d A farmer sold 40 quarts of milk; how many pints did 
he sell? 

e A boy walked ^ mile in 10 minutes. At the same rate 
how long would it take him to walk 6 miles? 
Question 1 

a How much is % of $4? 



6 AEITHMETIO— FIFTH GRADE 

b 10 is % of what number? 

c John walks 15 miles and rides 7. How far does he travel? 

t? If 3 oranges cost 9 cents, how many oranges will 15 cents 
buy? 

e How many feet are there in 60 inches? 
Question 1 

a How many cents in 1-5 of a dollar? 

& A trustee paid $24 for 8 desks. How much was this 
apiece ? 

c If 10 pounds of corn will plant an acre, how many pounds 
will be needed to plant 25 acres ? 

d How many eggs in 4 dozen? 

e At 10 cents a quart what is a half bushel of berries worth? 
Question 1 

a What is Vs of 100? 

6 8 is 2-3 of what number? 

c If 1-3 of a pound of sugar costs 2 cents, what will a 
pound cost? 

d At $.20 a pint what is a quart of cream worth? 

e A boy has a quarter, a dime, a nickel and a cent; how 
much money has he? 
Question 1 

a How many minutes in i/4 of an hour? 

b At 7^2 cents per yard what will 8 yards of cloth cost? 

c A lady bought 40 quarts of cherries. How many pecks 
did she buy? 

d 33 1-3 cents is Avhat part of a dollar? 

e A girl purchased 4 spools of thread at 5 cents a spool and 
a paper of needles at 10 cents. How much change should she 
receive from a 50 cent piece? 
Question 1 

a What is % of 72? 

b 20 is 2-3 of what number? 

c How many days are there in 6 weeks and 2 days? 

d At 5 cents a quart what is a gallon of milk worth? 

e A boy sold from his garden 3 bunches of onions at 5 
cents a bunch and 2 dozen ears of corn at 10 cents a dozen. 
How much money did he receive? 
Question 1 

a How many cents in 4-5 of a dollar? 

6 In 8 yards how many feet? 

c If 1-3 of a number is 24, what is the number? 



ARITHMETIC— FIFTH GRADE 7 

d A bushel of berries may be bought for $3.20; find the cost 
of 7 quarts at the same rate, 
e How many eggs in 31/^ dozen? 

Question 1 

a How many quarts in 3 pecks 1 quart? 

b What is 5-6 of $36? 

c How many pounds in 3 tons? 

(Z If 3 cords of wood cost $12, what will 1 cord cost? 

e From a school of 20 pupils 5 were absent. What frac- 
tional part of the whole number Avas present? 
Question 1 

a How many minutes in 2 hours? 

6 8 is 2-3 of what number? 

c Find the cost of 30 pounds of butter at $.33 1-3 a pound? 

d Three quarts of berries cost $.27 ; find the cost of 1 quart ? 

e A boy found a nest of 18 eggs; how much were the eggs 
worth at 30 cents a dozen? 
Question 1 

a What part of 24 is 8? 

6 How many ounces in 2 lb 4 oz. of sugar? 

c Find the cost of 45 ft of coffee at $.33 1-3 a pound. 

d How many dimes in five dollars? 

e How many quart bottles are needed to bottle 4 gallons of 
milk? 
Question 1 

a What part of a foot is 8 inches? 

6 18 is 2-3 of what number? 

c What will 30 yards of linen cost at $.66 2-3 a yard? 

d A trustee paid $30 for 12 school desks; how much did 
each desk cost? 

e Find 33 1-3% of 327 acres. 
Question 1 

a % + 2-3 = ? 

ft Find 33 1-3% of 360. 

c How many feet of fence are needed to inclose a chicken 
park 3 rods long and 2 rods wide? 

d What is the interest on $400 for 2 years at 4%? 

e If % of a ton of coal costs $4.50, what will a ton cost ? 
Question 1 

a What is 2-5 of 40? 

h How many cents in i/4 of a dollar? 

c How many eggs in 3i/4 do/en? 



ARITHMETIC— SEVENTH GRADE 

d Write .75 as a common faction. 

e % + Vi ? 



1 Mental test. 



June— 1916 




SEVENTH GRADE 


the following: 


81963 




47056 




23455 




74632 




90186 




48903 



(No credit is to be allowed unless the answer is correct.) 

3 Define three of the following and give an example of 
each: per cent, denominate number, common fraction, mixed 
number. 

4 Express the following decimals as per cents: .50, .10, 
.05, .18, .40. 

5 a Find 16 2-3 per cent of $480. 

h 250 pounds is what per cent of a ton? 

6 A farmer sold 66 2-3 per cent of his crop of potatoes and 
had 200 bushels left; find the number of bushels he raised and 
the number he sold. 

7 Discounts of 15%, 10% and 2% were allowed on a bill 
of machinery listed at $540; find the net cost of the ma- 
chinery. 

8 Find the interest on $320 for 2 years and 3 months at 
5%. 

9 In a dairy of 20 cows each cow averaged daily 40 pounds 
of milk, testing 3.8% butter fat. Find the value of the butter 
fat produced in the month of May at $.30 a pound. 

10 During the month 3-7 of a school of 35 pupils deposited 
$22.50 in a school savings bank. What was the average amount 
deposited by each? 

11 How many rods between the diagonally opposite corners 
of a rectangular field 40 rods long and 30 rods wide? 

January — 1916 

1 Mental test. 

2 Copy and add the following: 

54321 
37865 
68479 " ■ 



ARITHMETIC— SEVENTH GRADE 

23657 
85769 
35732 
53468 



(No credit will be given unless the answer is absolutely 

correct.) 

3 Define two of the following: decimal fraction, percent- 
age, interest, linear measure. 

4 Express the following per cents as decimals: 10%, 
125%, 1/3%, 5%, 31/2%. 

5 If 51/2 tons of coal cost $35.75 what will 8 tons cost at 
the same rate? 

6 What is the interest on $430 for 2 years and 6 months 

at5y2%? 

7 How many rods of fence will be required to inclose a 

square field containing 10 acres? 

8 July 1, 1915, a boy, having earned $60, deposited it in 
a savings bank paying 4% interest, compounded semiannually; 
how much money will he have to his credit July 1, 1917? 

9 Draw on the Second National Bank of New York your 
check for $25.45, in favor of your teacher. .„ . ,. 

10 A farmer's dairy produced 25,875 pounds of milk in he 
„,onth of September, testing 3.4% butter fat; find the value 
of the butter at $.28 a pound. 

1 If a post 4 feet high casts a shadow 10 feet in eng h 
what is th'e height of a flagpole that casts a shadow 95 feet 
in length at the same time? Solve by proportion. 

June — 1915 

1 Mental test. 

2 o 374.65 X 2.5 = ? 

ij 3-7 2 5 19% = ' 

(No credit is to be given unless the work is absolutely 

correct.) 

3 a $42 is what per cent of $1260? 

5 27 is what fractional part of 351 ? 

4 Express the following fractions as per cents: 1-3, %, 

4-5. 

5 What is the amount of $735 with interest at 6% for 1 

yr. 9 mo.? 

6 Write the table of cubic measure. 



10 ARITHMETIC— SEVENTH GRADE 

7 What will it cost to insure a. house valued at $3300 for 
2-3 of its value at 2i/i%? 

8 A boy deposits $3 iu a school savings bank paying 3^^% 
interest. How much will he have to his credit in the bank at- 
the end of four years ? ' 

9 If one gallon of paint is required to cover 250 sq. ft. of 
surface, how many gallons will be needed to paint one side of 
a tight board fence 500 ft. long and S^-^ ft. high. 

10 How many pounds of milk containing 4 l-59o -butter 
fat will be required to yield 84 pounds of butter fat? 

11 Write your check for $65.35 on the Commercial Bank 
of Albanjr, payable to Leslie Smith. 

January — 1915 

1 Mental test. 

2 (a) Divide 8.29719 by .153. (6) 183 -f- 45% = ? (Five- 
credits are to be given to each answer if correct.) 

3 Define percentage, rate, base. 

4 Express decimally each of the following: 25%, %%, 
3 2-5%, 5%, 125%. 

5 a How many cords of wood in a pile 32 ft. long, 4 ft.. 

wide and 4 ft. high? 
6 HoAV many feet in % mile? 
.6 You borrow $125 of John Smith for one year at 6%. 
Write your note for this transaction. 

7 Find the diagonal of a grange hall that is 68 ft. long 
and 51 ft. wide. 

8 A certain school district has an assessed valuation of 
$98;120 and the amount to be raised by tax is $490.60. Find' 
the rate of taxation. 

9 What is the interest on $458,75 for 3 yrs. 5 mos. at 5%? 

10 In a school of 45 pupils 3-5 are under ten years of age. 
Find (a) the number of pupils over ten years of age, (&) the 
percentage this number is of the whole number of pupils. 

11 A farmer delivered at a factory 5684 pounds of milk 
testing 3.3% butter fat. How many pounds of butter fat did': 
tlie milk contain and what Avas its value at $.35 a pound? 

June — 1914 

1 Mental test. 

2 Copy and add: 15689 

32456 
56789 
43210 



ARITHMETIC— SEVENTH GRADE 11 

98765 
25783 
12345 
76543 



(Xo credit is to be given unless answer is correct.) 

3 Define insurance, rate, taxes. 

4 Write in words (a) 2509.125, (h) 5"/8- 

5 At 95 cents a bushel how much is the grain worth that 
fills a bin 10 ft. by 9 ft. by 4 ft.? 

6 Two cows produce each 4500 lb of milk in a year, the 
one testing 3.2% butter fat, the other 5.4% butter fat. How 
much more butter fat does the one cow produce than the other ? 

7 A rope stretched from the top of a 28 foot pole just 
reaches the ground 21 ft. from the foot of the pole. Assuming 
the rope to be straight, how long is it? 

8 A farmer shipped 250 barrels of apples to a commission 
agent who sold the fruit for $1.75 a barrel. After deducting 
his commission of 5% and $15 for cartage, how much did he 
remit to the farmer ? 

9 A man bought a horse for $200 and sold him for $175; 
find the loss per cent. 

10 Make a receipted bill of the following items: John 
Brown of Buffalo sold you today the following items: 3 yards 
of silk @ $1.25 per yd., 1 pattern @ $.15, 7 yards of muslin 
@ $.10 per yd. 

11 Find the amount and interest on $1440 from September 
20 to the following .July 1st at 6%. 

January — 1914 

1 Mental test. 

2 a 736594 X 309 = ? 
h 96096 H- 231 = ? 

3 Define rate, interest, percentage. 

4 a 26 2-3 — 17% = ? 

h 5-6 X 4-15 X 1% = ? [Solve by cancellation.] 

5 Express the following as per cents: .50, .33 1-3, 1.33 1-3, 
.05, Vi. 

6 A man paid $875 for an automobile and sold it at a loss 
of 40%; what did he sell it for? 

7 If 2-3 of a farm is worth $1800 what is % of it worth? 

8 Suppose that you borrow $250 of John Brown and give 
your note paj'able in 6 months: write the note. 



12 ARITHMETIC— SEVENTH GRADE 

9 If you deposit $125 in a savings bank paying 4% cred- 
ited semiannually, how much money will you have to your 
credit at the end of two and one-half years? 

10 If 18 yards of carpet 1 yard wide are required for a 
room, how many yards 27 inches wide will it require to cover 
the same floor? [Solve by proportion.] 

11 Find the amount of butter fat from a cow that pro- 
duced 6590 lbs. of milk last year, testing 4 1-10%. 

June — 1913 

1 Mental test. 

2 Copy and add: 54321 

63578 
45934 
28365 
78230 
12359 



(No credit will be given unless the work is absolutely 
correct.) 

3 Express each of the following decimally: i/^%, 16 2-3%, 
5%, 50%, 1%%. 

4 a Write the table of linear measure. 
b Write the table of square measure. 

5 a 25 1-3 — 11% = ? 

h Write in words 1257.25. 

6 If % of a farm is worth $2400, what is the value of the 
entire farm? 

7 Find the square root of 3364. Or 

Find the missing term in the following proportion: 
6 : 24 = 8 : X. 

8 A commission merchant sold 184 baskets of peaches at 
$1.25 per basket. Find his commission at 5%. 

9 A farmer can buy a cow for $45 cash or for $48 on a 
year's time. If money is worth 6% which is the better bar- 
gain and how much? 

10 A note for $640 was given Jan. 1, 1912, and the amount 
of interest due June 1, 1913, was $54.40; what was the rate? 

11 Draw in favor of John Smith your check for $175 on the 
Security Trust Company of Rochester. 

12 A, plot of ground is 80 feet wide and its area is 32,000 
square feet. Find the length of this plot. Illustrate by a 
diagram. 



ARITHMETIC— SEVENTH GEADE 13 

January — 1913 

1 Mental test. 

2 Define interest, base, rate, percentage. 

3 Express each of the following decimally: 66%, 5%, 
132%, 16%, 40%. 

4 What is the interest on $47.50 for 3 years 5 months at 
6%? 

5 If 75 bushels of wheat cost $67.50 what will 320 bushels 
cost? 

6 A poultrjmian had 1-5 of his hens in one flock, ^/l in an- 
other, and the remainder, which was 88, in a third, how many 
hens had he? 

7 A boy deposits $24 in a savings bank paying 4% interest 
credited semiannually, how much money would this amount 
to at the end of 2 years? 

8 A man bought a piece of property for $2400 and sold it 
at a loss of 12i/^%. What was the loss? 

9 You owe John Doe $5.25. Write your check on the 
National Commercial Bank of Albany in payment of the sum. 

10 A butter factory patron delivered 6824 pounds of milk 
testing 3 3-5% butter fat. How many pounds of butter fat 
did the milk contain and what was the value of the butter 
fat at $.30 a pound? 

11 If you know the amount given for an article and the 
amount for which it is sold, how can you find the per cent of 
loss or gain ? 

December — 1912 

1 Mental test. 

2 a 15 5-7 divided by 3 2-7 equals? 

b % X Vs XI 1-3 X 12 X 6 2-3 equals? 

3 Express each of the following as per cent: 5, 2-3, 1 1-2, 
40, 16 2-3. 

4 If 41/^ tons of hay cost $72 what will 17 tons cost at the 
same rate? 

5 Find the amount of $675 for 3% years at 4%. 

6 Find the length of each side of a square field containing 
1936 square rods. Draw a diagram of the field. 

7 A contractor sold a house and lot for $4500, which was 
25% more than the cost. Find the cost. 

8 Make out a check for $125.50 on the National Com- 
mercial Bank of Albany, dated to-day and payable to the order 
of your teacher. 



14 ARITHMETIC— SEVENTH GRADE 

9 The threshing bill of two farmers is $45, one having 525 
bushels of wheat and the other 600 bushels. What part of the 
bill should each pay? 

10 In a certain cheese factory a vat containing 5600 lbs. of 
milk contains 252 lbs. of fat; what is the per cent of fat? 

11 How many yards of carpet 3 feet wide will be required 
for a room 16 feet long and 11 feet wide? 

Jime—1912. 

1 Mental test. 

2 Define concrete number, ^abstract number, cash discount. 

3 a Write the table of avoirdupois weight. 
1) Write the table of square measure. 

4 If 7% tons of hay cost $120, how many tons can be pur- 
chased for $88? 

5 Find the amount of $175 for 2 years 5 months 12 days 
at 5%. 

6 A plot of gToimd is 160 feet wide and its area is 52,800 
square feet. Find the length of this plot. Illustrate by a 
diagram. 

7 What is the difference between a discount of 35% on a 
bill of $400 and two successive discounts of 20% and 15%? 

8 A man sold his farm for $6230, thereby gaining 40% of 
the cost. Find the cost and the gain. 

9 The assessed valuation of a common school district is 
$35,000 and the tax to be raised is $175. Find the tax of a 
man whose farm is assessed for $4000. 

10 Find the cost of digging a cellar 20 feet long, 15 feet 
wide and 9 feet deep at $.45 a cubic yard. 

11 A commission merchant was paid $27 for selling 300 
barrels of flour at $4 per barrel. What was his rate of com- 
mission ? 

12 A cow averages 40 pounds of milk for each day during 
April. The butter fat test is 3^/^%. Hoav many pounds of 
milk and how many pounds of butter fat does this cow produce 
during the month? 

January — 1912 

1 Mental test. 

2 Define bank discount, interest, base. 

3 a Express decimally: 10%, %%, 3%%, 25%, 125%. 

6 Express .66 2-3 in per cent and as a common fraction. 

4 A farmer exchanged 6% lbs. of butter for 4% lbs. of tea. 
If the tea was worth 60c a pound what value per pound did 
the farmer receive for his butter? 



AEITHMETIC— SEVENTH GRADE 15 

5 a Find the interest on $25 for 8 months at 6%. 

b Write a negotiable promissory note for $50 with your- 
self as maker and your teacher as payee. 

6 A lawyer collected $385 for a client. How much should 
he remit after deducting his charge of 5% 1 

7 A 60 day note for $1500, with interest at 6%, is dis- 
■counted 30 days after date. Find the proceeds. 

8 A school society deposited $45 in a savings bank paying 
S% interest credited semiannually. How much money can the 
society draw at the end of lUi years? 

9 How many rods of ditch will it take to run diagonally 
across a square field one side of Avhich is 40 rods? 

10 A farmer sowed 4 bushels of buckwheat on 4 4-5 acres. 
At the same rate what quantity of seed is required for 13% 
acres? [Solve by proportion.] 

11 A man sold a house and lot for $4500, which was 25% 
more than it cost him. Find the cost. 

12 Find the yield of milk and the yield of butter fat for 
the vear from the cow whose record is as follows: 





May 


June 


July 


Aug. 


Sept. 


Pounds of milk . . 


750 


756 


725 


650 


675 


Test 


4.5% 


4.4% 


4.2% 


4.1% 


4.2% 




Oct. 


Nov. 


Dec. 


Jan. 


Feb. 


Poimds of milk. . 


680 


614 


620 


520 


420 


Test 


4.5% 


4% 


3.7% 


3.5% 


3% 



Deccmher — 1911 

1 Mental test. 

2 o 17 1-3 — 11 2-7 = ? 

6 819.x 5-6 X 1% = ? 

3 If % of the value of a farm is $900, what is the value of 
% of this place? [Solve by analysis.] 

4 What will be the cost of carpeting a room 18 feet long 
and 24 feet wide with carpet 27 inches wide at $1.50 per yard? 

5 How many cords of wood in a pile 20 foet long, 10 feet 
high and 4 feet wide? 

6 How many rods of fence will be required to inclose a 
square lot containing 1 3-5 acres? 

7 If the cost of keeping a cow for a year is $32.50 and she 
produces milk and butter to the value of $65, what is the per 
cent of profit to her owner? 

8 Find the interest on $275 for 3 years 6 months at 5%. 

9 How long will it take $220 to amount to $253 at 6%? 



16 ARITHMETIC— SEVENTH GRADE 

10 A commission merchant sold 840 barrels of apples at 
$2.45 a barrel. Find his commission at 5%. 

11 a Draw, in favor of your teacher, your check for $5U on 
the First Kational Bank of Chicago. 

h Explain the difference between a check and a promis- 
sory note. 

12 A father, on his daughter's 19th birthday, January 1st, 
invested for her $250 in a savings bank paying 4% interest 
compounded semiannually. What sum could she draw on her 
twenty-first birthday? 

13 Find the proceeds of a 60 day note discounted to-day at 
6%. 

June — 1911. 

1 Mental test. 

2 Add 177 2-3 

13 3-4 
5 7-8 
84 1-10 
345 2-5 

3 a Give the table of linear measure. 
b Give the table of dry measure. 

4 a How many shillings in a pound or sovereign ? 

ft Express the value of one pound in United States 
money. 

5 Fill in the following blanks with fractions and decimals: 

10 cents =: of a dollar or (decimal ) 

30 cents = of a dollar or (decimal ) 

40 cents = of a dollar or ( decimal ) 

75 cents = of a dollar or ( decimal ) 

66 2-3 cents = of a dollar or (decimal) 

6 a Find the area of a triangle whose base is 4.5 feet and 
whose altitude is 4 feet. 

h The base of a pail is 10 in. in diameter; Avhat is the 
circumference of the base? 

7 If 12% bushels of apples cost $5 how much Avill 15% 
bushels cost? 

8 Express in bushels the volume of a bin 6 ft. by 4 ft. by 
3 ft. 6 in., allowing 2150 cu. in. to the bushel. 

9 Write a promissory note for $400, dated August 1, 1910, 
payable with interest to James Smith three months after date. 

10 How many cu. ft. in a log 16 ft. long, the average diam- 
eter being 1 ft. 11 in.? 

11 A man delivered to a butter factory 7808 lb. of milk that 



ARITHMETIC— SEVENTH GRADE 17 

tested 3.4% butter fat. How much butter fat did he deliver 
and what was its vahie at $.26% per lb.? 

12 At $6 per cord what is the value of a pile of wood 240 
ft. long, 6 ft. high and 4 ft. wide? 

13 The assessed valuation of a certain school district is 
$25,000; the tax to be raised is $150. How much is the school 
tax of a man whose farm is assessed for $1500? 

January — 1911 

1 Define base, rate, percentage. 

2 689425 X 76 = ? 

No credit is to be given unless the answer is absoultely 
correct. ) 

3 Express the following decimals as per cents : .50, .05, 
.45, 1.23, .33 1-3. 

4 a What is tlie interest on $14 for 7 months at 6% ? 

h Write a check for $50.75 on the First National Bank 
of Albany. 

5 A commission mercliant sold poultry to the amount of 
$680; what was his commission at 2%%? 

6 The list price of a piano is $45 with discounts of 20% 
and 10% ; find the net cost. 

7 A man deposited in the bank $3000, which was 1-3 of his 
money; he invested 1-6 of his money in land. What is tlie 
value of the land? 

8 A man paid $300 for a horse and sold it for $350; find 
his gain per cent. 

9 John Smith borrows $75 of you and gives his note pay- 
able in three months; write the note. 

10 How many yards of carpet 27 in. wide will be required 
to cover a room 30 ft. by 27 ft? 

11 Find the cost of digging a cellar 30 ft. long, 18 ft. wide 
and 6 ft. deep at 20 cents a cubic yard. 

12 A girl deposited $25 in a school savings bank paying 3% 
interest credited semiannually; how much money could she 
draw at the end of two years? 



18 ARITHMETIC— SIXTH GEADE 

ARITHMETIC 

SIXTH GEADE 

June — 1916 

1 Mental test. 

2 Divide 6250 by 2.5. 

(No credit is to be allowed unless tbe answer is correct.) 

3 a From 189 7-9 take 1431/2. 

6 2% X 7 1-3 X 3 1-3 X 3 3-10 = ? 

4 Define two of the following: base, interest, denominator. 

5 Express each of the following (o) as a common fraction, 
(6) as a decimal: 50%, 10%, i^%, 6Vi%, 2%. 

6 Find the income from 12 acres of oats yielding 38 bushels 
to the acre at $.55 per bushel. 

7 The law of New York State requires 200 cu. ft. of air 
space for each pupil in the schoolroom. How many pupils may 
be seated in a room 20 ft. by 30 ft. by 12 ft. ? 

8 Write a negotiable promissory note for $250 due in one 
year with interest at the legal rate, and with John Brown as 
payee. 

9 How much is the interest at 6% on a note for $257.81, 
dated March 2, 1915, and payable to-day? 

10 Find the cost of a concrete walk, 160 feet long and 5i/^ 
feet wide, at 18 cents per square foot. 

January — 1914 

1 Mental test. 

2 a Multiply 46481 by 93. 
& Divide 234.95 by 175. 

(No credit will be given unless the answer is absolutely 
correct.) 

3 Write in words each of the following: %, 1 5-6, 
325.8001, .25, 18%. 

4 Define and give an example of any three of the follow- 
•ing: rate, denominate number, base, mixed number, common 

fraction. 

5 a What fractional part of 90 is 15? 
& 63 is 14% of what number? 

6 A boy earned $48 during the summer. He spent 1-3 of 
this for clotlang and 1-12 for books and put the remainder 
into a school bank. How much money did he put into the 
bank? 



ARITHMETIC— SIXTH GRADE 19 

7 How many yards of carpet a yard wide will be required 
to carpet a room 18 feet long and 15 feet wide? 
• 8 In one year a cow gave 6324 pounds of milk testing 
3%% butter fat; find the value of the butter fat at $.32 a 
pound. 

9 Make out and receipt in proper form a bill of the fol- 
lowing items, inserting the name and address of a purchaser 
aricl of a dealer: 

10 R) sugar @ 7 cents a lb 
21^ lb butter @ 32 cents a lb 
3 doz. eggs @ 3 cents each 
2 lb coffee @ $.35 a lb 

10 A man sold 324 bushels of wheat, which was 3-8 of his 
entire crop ; how many bushels did he raise ? 

11 Find the cost of digging a cellar 21 feet long, 15 feet 
wide and 9 feet deep at $.15 per cubic yard. 



June — 1915 

1 Mental test. 

2 Divide 78.351 by 6.37. 

(No credit is to be given unless the work is absolutely 
correct. ) 

3 Define two of the following: decimal fraction, cancella- 
tion, even number. 

4 a Multiply U^A by 4. 

h From 7 2-3 take 61^. 

5 If $22.75 will buy 3% tons of coal, what will 12 tons 
cost? 

6 19 is what fractional part of 57? 

% of a mimber is 203. Find the number. 

7 A rectangular farm containing 80 acres was 160 rods 
long. How wide was the farm? 

8 Find the interest on $450 for 2% years at 5%. 

9 Write a promissory note for $125 bearing legal interest, 
payable one year from date, with yourself as maker and your 
teacher as payee. 

10 A man bought machinery to the value of $250 and was 
given discounts of 10% and 5% off. Find the amount of his 
bill. 

11 An agent sold 50 pails of butter each containing 30 
pounds at $.35 a pound. After deducting his commission of 
5% how much money should he remit to the owner? 



20 ARITHMETIC— SIXTH GRADE 

January — 1915 

1 Mental test. 

2 Multiply 843.25 by 2.36. 

(No credit is to be given unless the answer is absolutely 
correct.) 

3 Define three of the following: denominator, mixed num- 
ber, common fraction, even number. 

4 Solve a 16 4-5 — 42-3=? 

J) 75 -f- 13 4-5 = ? 

5 a 6336 is 60% of what number? 

h What per cent of $925 is $46.25? 

6 Write in words: (a) 325.05, (h) 16 2-7. [c] .165. 

7 How many cubic feet of air in a room 12 feet square and 
9% feet high? 

8 A man sold % of his apples for $1200. Find (a) the 
value of the entire crop, ( h ) the net profit, if the cost of pro- 
duction of the crop was % of its value. 

9 On November 1, 1914, you bought of Smith, Brown and 
Co. of New York, 25 pairs of hose @ $.20 a pair, 100 yards 
of carpet @ $.75 a yard and 5 dozen papers of hooks and eyes 
@ $.36 a dozen. Write, compute and receipt the bill in 
proper form. 

10 A cow gave in one year 5234.4 pounds of milk testing 
31,4% butter fat. How much butier fat did she produce? 

11 If 5-6 of a number is 695, what is the number? 

Jnne — 1914 

1 Mental test. 

2 a 78563 X 201 = ? 
h 352408 --- 29 == ? 

(No credit is to be given unless answer is correct.) 

3 Define percentage, product, quotient. 

4 Change the following per cent forms to equivalent com- 
mon fractions: 25%, 3%, lO^o, 5%, %%. 

5 A farmer had 1000 bushels of oats and sold 65 per cent 
of them. How many bushels had he left? 

6 A boy paid $30 for a bicycle and sold it at a loss of 
20%. What was his loss? How much did he receive for the 
bicycle? 

7 Find the interest on $750 for 4 years 3 months at 5%. 

8 Find the net cost of a bill of farm machinery listed at 
$925 with discounts of 15% and 5%. 



ARITHMETIC— SIXTH GRADE 21 

9 Write your note for $125 payable in 1 year at 6% mak- 
ing your teacher payee. 

10 If a flock of hens are fed daily 4 lb of grain worth $2.00 
per hundred pounds, how many dozen eggs sold at 2.5 cents 
per dozen will be required to pay for the grain fed in the 
month of March? 

11 If the dimensions of a room are given how do you find 
the number of square feet of plaster required to cover the 
ceiling and wall? 

January — 1914 

1 Mental test. 

2 Copy and add the following: 

35685 
64806 
56425 
57932 
12345 
87654 



(No credit will be given unless the ansAver is absolutely 
correct. ) 

3 Write the following in figures and arrange in column 
form: five thousand three hundred sixty-five and one hundred 
twelve ten-thousandths; four hundred and three thousandths; 
eight and forty-nine hundredths. 

4 a Express Y2 as a decimal and as a per cent. 

& Express 2-3 as a decimal fraction and as a per cent. 

5 a What is 8 2-3 per cent of 624? 
, h 33 is 20% of what number? 

6 A man saves 2-5 of his income, which is $1500 a year; 
how much does he spend? 

7 Suppose that you purchase the following list of groceries 
from Driscome & Co., Albany, N. Y. Make out and receipt 
the bill for Driscome & Co. 

20 It) sugar @ 5i4c 

2 pineapples @ $.15 each 

3 It) butter @ $.33 per ffi 

6 quarts of vinegar @ $.07 a qt. 

8 If each day a cow gives 3i/^ gallons of milk testing 
4 1-5% butter fat, how much fat does she produce in a week? 

(One gallon of milk weighs 8% pounds.) 

9 If 8 quarts of clover seed are allowed to an acre, what 



22 ARITHMETIC— SIXTH GRADE 

will it cost to seed five acres when clover seed is worth $12 

a bushel? 

. 10 Find the cost of covering the floor of a kitchen 15 feet 

long and 12 feet wide with linoleum at 85 cents a square 

yard, 

June— 1913 

1 Mental test. 

2 Solve by cancellation the following: 

a 251/2 -r- 6 = ? 

6 71^ X 5-6 X 24 X 4-5 = ? 

3 Define three of the following: fraction^ commission, 
aliquot part, interest, multiplicand. 

4 Express each of the following decimals as per cents : .25, 
.33 1-3, .5, 1.40, .05. 

5 a What per cent of $360 is $90? 

6 A man sold 50 hens which was 1-5 of his flock; how 
many hens were in the flock? 

6 What is the interest on $560 for 3 years 6 months at 
5%? 

7 A commission merchant sold for a farmer 1000 pounds 
of butter at $.30 a pound. After deducting his commission of 
5% he remitted the remainder to the farmer. Find (a) the 
merchant's commission, (h) the amount the farmer received. 

8 Write a promissory note for $25 due in three months 
from date with your teacher as payee and yourself as maker. 

9 A bill of goods is listed for $200 and sold at a discount 
of 30%. Find the discount and the net price of the goods. 

10 During the month of June a cow had a daily average 
of 40 pounds of milk testing S%% butter fat. Find (a) the 
number of pounds of milk produced during the month, ( h ) the 
number of pounds of butter fat produced. 

11 How many acres are there in a field 24 rods long and 
20 rods wide? 

12 Write the table of dry measure. 



January — 1913 

1 Mental test. 

2 Multiply 576482 by 23. 

(No credit is to be allowed unless the answer is abso-- 
lutely correct.) 

3 a Reduce 42-147 to its lowest terms. 
6 Change % to a decimal fraction. 



ARITHMETIC— SIXTH GRADE 2li 

4 Express eacJo of the following per cents as a decimal : 

25%, 33 1-3%, 125%, d'/c, ¥2%'. 

5 o What per cent of 280 is 70? 
b Find 15% of 730. 

G How many square rods in a field containing 12 acres? 

7 A farmer sells 25,120 pounds of milk to a creamery. 
This milk averages 4i/^% butter fat. Find the number of 
pounds of butter fat credited to him. 

8 On Jan. 1, 1912, Chas. Reed bought of John Keep of 
Ithaca 25 yards of muslin @ $.12 a yard, 40 yards of carpet 
@ $.75 a yard and 2 pairs of lace curtains @ $3 a pair. 
Write, compute and receipt the bill in proper form. 

9 A man sells 3^ tons of dried berries at $.20 a pound 
and deposits 2-5 of the amount received in a bank. Find the 
amount deposited in the bank. 

10 If the dimensions of a bin are given, how do you find the 
number of bushels the bin contains? 

11 Define three of the following: decimal fraction, rate, 
percentage, proper fraction. 

December — 1912 

1 Mental test. 

2 Copy and add the following: 

7832 
356 
4624 
1003 
6782 
10 



(No credit will be allowed unless the answer is entirely 
correct. ) 

3 Define three of the following: base, fraction, dividend, 
per cent. 

4 Copy and complete the following: 

decimal fraction, common fractions. 
20% r= ? 

12 1-2% = ? 

66 2-3% = ? 

5% = ? 

10% = ? 

5 Write in words: (a) 537.25, (b) .113, (c) 7%. 

6 If % of a man's salary is $360 what is his entire salarv? 



24 ARITHMETIC— SIXTH GRADE 

7 Perform each of the following operations: 

a 96 2-3 — 6% c 400 + 6 

6 235 —'15.12 d 125.6 + .04 

8 A cow gives 6782 lbs. of milk testing 3^^% butter fat; 
what is the value of the butter fat at $.28 a lb ? 

9 A school yard is 198 ft. by 132 ft. Find the number of 
rods of fence required to fence it on both ends and one side. 

10 Tell how to find the number of yards required to carpet a 
room when the dimensions of the floor of the room are given. 

11 Find number of square yards in a cement walk 4 ft. wide 
and 150 ft. long. What is the cost of the walk at $1.50 per 
sq. yd.? 

June— 1912 

1 Mental test. 

2 8 2-3-^ 2-3 = ? 

34 -r- 4.25 = ? 
12%% of 560= ? 

3 a In what time will $750 at 6% amount to $759? 

b $140 loaned for 2 years yields $14. Find the rate. 

4 If 2% acres of land yield 750 bushels of beans how many 
bushels will 7l^ acres produce at the same rate? 

5 You owe Thomas Smith $125. Write your note for this 
sum making it payable in three months. 

6 Find the net cost of an automobile listed at $1800, with 
trade discounts of 20% and 5%. 

7 If 5-6 of a farm is worth $2500 what is the value of the 
farm? What is the value of 2-5 of the farm? 

8 Six brothers owned equal interests in a farm. Five of 
them sold all of their interests for $3500. What was the farm 
worth ? 

9 A commission merchant sold 300 barrels of apples at 
$3.50 per barrel. What was his commission at 2i^%? 

10 Find the amount of $250 for 2 years 6 months at 5%. 

11 How many yards of carpeting one yard wide must be 
purchased for a room 24 feet long and 14 feet wide? 

January — 1912 

1 Mental test. 

2 Divide 27.8142 by 307. 

(No credit is to be given unless all the work is absolutely 
correct. ) 

3 a Find 25% of 360. 



ARITHMETIC— SIXTH GRADE 25 

h What is tlie number of which 10 is 25%? 
<• What per cent of $96 is $72? 

4 a Change 1% pounds to ounces. 

b Change 28 bu. 3 pk. to quarts. 
c Change 5 sq. yd. to sq. ft. 

5 a Express each of the following in per cent: .25, 2.50, 

.00 1/^. 
b Express each of the following as a decimal fraction: 
35%, 33 1-3%, 1/2%. 

6 Define three of the following: per cent, aliquot part, 
multiplication, base, factor. 

7 Make out and receipt in proper form the following bill, 
inserting the name and the address of a purchaser and of a 
dealer : 

10 lb. sugar at 7c 
2 qt. berries at lie 
4 doz. eggs at 26c 
5y2 lb. butter at 32c 

8 If iy^ tons of coal cost $27 what will be the cost of 3 
tons at the same rate? [Solve by analysis.] 

9 A grocer bought 8 bushels of potatoes at $.75 a bushel 
and sold them for $7.80. What per cent did. he gain? 

10 If a field of grain is a quarter of a mile long and 20 
rods wide how much should be paid for cutting the grain at 
75 cents per acre? 

11 A man having an income of $1500 per year spent 48% 
of it. How much did he save? 

12 A certain cow gives 4 gallons of milk per day. If the 
milk tests 4.5% how much butter fat does she yield per week? 
[One gallon of milk weighs 8% pounds.] 

December — 1911 

1 Mental test. 

2 Define three of the following: proper fraction, numer- 
ator, quotient, rate, aliquot part. 

3 Write each of the following in words : 

6720 
856.02 
36 2-3 

4 a 84 is % of what number? 

6 60 is 15% of what number? 

c What fractional part of 36 is 24? 



26 ARITHMETIC— SIXTH GRADE 

5 Change each of the following to an equivalent common 
fraction: 25%, 33 1-3%, 4%, 10%, .00%. 

6 Write 5 aliquot parts of one dollar, giving in cents the 
value of each part. 

7 How many square yards are there in the floor of a skat- 
ing rink 45 feet long and 36 feet wide? 

8 A farmer raised 150 bushels of potatoes from 4 bushels 
of seed. What per cent of the crop was the seed? 

9 A man sold a piece of land at $90 per acre, thereby gain- 
ing 2-7 of the cost. How much did the land cost per acre? 

10 A dealer buys fertilizer at $28 per ton and retails it at 
$1.90 a hundred pounds. Hov^ much does he gain on 35 tons? 

11 If 12 quarts of seed beans are allowed to an acre what 
will be the cost of the seed used on 5 acres when beans are 
worth 75 cents a peck? 

12 Find what it will cost a farmer to thresh his grain with 
the following items of expense: 

324 bushels of oats at 2^^ cents per bushel 
750 bushels of wheat at 4 cents per bushel 
900 pounds of coal at $4 per ton 
180 bushels of rye at 6 cents per bushel 
4 men at $1.50 per day for IMi days 

June — 1911 

1 Mental test. 

2 a Find % of 248. 

6 70 is 14-15 of what number? 
c 60 is 15% of what number? 

3 a Reduce 10 rd. 3 ft. to in. 
ft Reduce 272 pk. to bu. 

4 What fractional part of 100 is equivalent to each of the 
following numbers: 20, 16 2-3, 331/2, 37%, 6^4, 25, 87%, 
66 2-3? 

5 Find the interest on $560 deposited in a bank for 6 years 
3 months at 4%. 

6 What is the cost of a bill of farming implements listed 
at $480, with discounts of 20% and 5%? 

7 In what time will $180 at 5% yield $22.50 interest? 

8 A commission merchant sold 320 barrels of apples at 
$3.50 a barrel and 16 barrels of sweet potatoes at $4.80 a 
barrel. Find his commission at 6%. 



ARITHMETIC— SIXTH GKADE 27 

9 A man sold a horse for $225, thereby gaining 12^/4%. 
What was the cost of the horse? 

10 State fife essential points a promissory note should con- 
tain. 

11 A man sold 5-9 of his crop of hay for $G0. What was 
the value of his whole crop? 

12 A well cultivated field produces 70 bu. of corn per acre 
and a weedy one only 35 bu. What is the loss per acre caused 
by weeds when corn is $.45 per bu. ? 

January — 1911 

1 Copy and add the following: 9872, 27, 6923, 5234, 872, 
2050. 

(Xo credit is to be given unless the answer is absolutely 
correct. ) 

2 Define three of the following: denominator, rate, divi- 
dend, improper fraction, percentage. 

3 Write the following in figures: five thousand one hundred 
twenty-five and one hundred thirteen thousandths; four hun- 
dred four and five hundredths; sixty-nine and five thousandths; 
seventy-eight and ninety-eight ten-thousandths. 

4 a What is 12% per cent of 850? 
fe 75 is 20% of what number? 

5 Add 

59 3-4 

8 7-8 

15 5-12 

25 5-6 



6 a Express % as a decimal and as a per cent. 

h Express .33 1-3 as a common fraction and as a per 
cent. 

c Express 20% as a common fraction and as a decimal. 

7 Two-thirds of a number is 36; what is the number? 

8 A man receives a salary of $1200 and spends 65% of it; 
how much does he save? 

9 A cow gives in one year 5890.5 lb. of milk testing 3 2-5%; 
butter fat; how much butter fat does she produce? 

10 Find the cost at $.90 per square yard of constructing a 
stone road 16 ft. wide and 4 miles 2640 ft. long. 

11 J. C. Smith bought of Kilmer & Son, Jan. 10, 1910, the 
following: 22 lb. of coffee at $.35; 3 lb. of tea at $.55; 4 lb. 



28 AEITHMETIC— FIFTH GEADE 

raisins at $.121^; 10 lb. sugar at $.051^. Make out the bill 
and receipt it. 

12 A man sold 480 bu. of wheat, which was % of his entire 
crop; how many bushels did he raise? 





FIFTH GRADE 




June — 1916 


1 Mental test. 




2 Copy and add 


4706 




5849 




7687 




5876 




9643 



(No credit is to be allowed unless the answer is correct.) 

3 Add 15 2-3, 314, 23.5-6. 

4 Write the table (a) of square measure, (Z>) of cubic 
measure. 

5 Reduce each of the following to common fractions : .25, 
.05, .125. 

6 If 5-6 of the value 6f a house and lot is $3600, find the 
entire value. 

7 Make out and receipt in proper form a bill for the fol- 
lowing goods, bought by you this day of Dey Brothers, Syra- 
cuse, New York: 

6 yds. silk at $1.50 per yd. 
11/4 yds. lace at $.80 per yd. 
2 spools twist at $.05 each 
2 doz. buttons at $.25 per doz. 

8 A man bought potatoes at $.75 per bushel and sold them 
at $1 a bushel. His profit was $60. How many bushels did 
he sell? 

9 How many bushels of wheat will a bin 10 ft. long, 8 ft. 
wide and 6 ft. deep contain? (1 bushel =1^4 cu, ft.) 

10 Write five aliquot parts of a dollar with their equivalent 
fractions. 

January — 1916 

1 Mental test. 

2 Define proper fraction, improper fraction. Give an ex- 
ample of each. 

3 a 5% X 7 2-3 — ? 



ARITHMETIC— FIFTH GRADE 29 

b 8 2-3 — % r= ? 

4 A farmer i)urchases 2 barrels of flour at $7.50 per barrel, 
10 pounds of coflfee at 32 cents per pound, 100 pounds of sugar 
at 6 cents per pound and 10 gallons of gasoline at 15 cents 
per gallon. He bands the dealer 3 ten dollar bills in payment. 
How much change should he receive? 

5 Copy and complete the following: 

1 cu. ft. = ? cu. in. 
3 sq. ft. = ? sq. in. 
36 in. = ? ft. 

6 Write in words (a) 32 5-9, (h) 10.542. 

7 Write each of the folloAving as a decimal fraction: 

%, 1-5, 2V2, 37 1-3, 5-6. 

8 A wagon loaded with hay weighs 4200 pounds; if the 
wagon weighs 1200 pounds, what is the value of the hay at 
$15 a ton? 

9 What will it cost to cement the floor of a cellar 18 feet 
by 27 feet at $1.30 per square yard? 

10 A grocer buys potatoes at $.75 a bushel and retails them 
for $.25 a peck; how much does he gain on a bushel? 

June — 1915 

1 Mental test. 

2 Multiply 4326 by 25. 

(Xo credit is to be given unless the work is absolutely 
correct. ) 

3 Write in words (a) 127.45, (6)3 5-6. 

4 75 cents = what pai't of a dollar? 
10 cents = what part of a dollar? 
16 2-3 cents = what part of a dollar? 
20 cents = what part of a dollar? 
25 cents = what part of a dollar? 

5 Write the table of dry measure. 

6 If there are 24 tons of hay in a mow which is only 
2-3 full, how many tons will the mow liold? 

7 Write (a) a i^roper fraction, (h) an improper fraction. 
What is an improper fraction? 

8 W^rite and receipt in proper form a bill for the following 
goods bought to-day by you from Smith and Jones of Troy, 
N. Y.: 

15 lb sugar ((i' $.06 per lb 

11/2 lb butter @ $.40 per ft 
18 lemons @ $.36 per dozen 



30 ARITHMETIC— FIFTH GRADE 

9 How many bushels of potatoes can be put into a wagon 
box 10 ft. long, 3 ft. wide and 1^ ft. deep? 
(11/4 cu. ft. = 1 bu.) 

10 » Reduce 462 cu. in. to gallons. 

& How many tons in 4500 pounds? 

11 Define two of the following: denominator, common frac- 
tion, even number, numerator, integer. 

January — 1915 

1 Mental test. 

2 Copy and add 5763 

4236 
4320 
6437 
2149 



(No credit to be given unless the answer is absolutely 
correct.) 

3 Express each of the following in cents: 

3-4 of a dollar = 
1-3 of a dollar = 
1-8 of a dollar = 
3-5 of a dollar = 
1-6 of a dollar = 

4 Define three of the following: odd number, decimal 
fraction, numerator, integer. 

5 If 5-6 of a class numbering 36 pupils secure honor stand- 
ings, how many pupils fail to secure honor standings? 

6 a In 81 square feet how many square yards? 

6 How many cubic inches in a bushel of wheat? 
c How many cubic inches in a gallon? 

7 If 6.75 acres produce 189 bushels of wheat, how many 
bushels does one acre produce? 

8 A flock of hens in one month produced 150 dozen eggs 
which sold for $.30 per dozen. During that month they ate 
10 bushels of wheat costing $.95 per bushel and other grain 
costing $4.50. How much does the value of the eggs sold ex- 
ceed the cost of the grain fed? 

9 A floor is 15 feet long and 12 feet wide, \\ov} many yards 
of carpet will be required to cover it? 

10 Reduce each of the following to an equivalent fraction 
of a lower denomination: 8-12, 16-24, 9-15, 45-72, 15-30. 



ARITHMETIC— FIFTH GRADE 31 

11 a Change %, 5-6, % to decimal fractions. 
6 Reduce 34 3-5 to an improper fraction. 

June — 1914 

1 Mental test. 

2 a Reduce 132/156 to its lowest terms. 

6 Find a common denominator of %, 1-3, 5-6. 

3 Copy and add 3457 

1246 
7354 
6341 
2658 



(No credit is to be allowed unless the answer is correct.) 

a Subtract 5*^ from 143^. 

h Multiply 6 2-3 by %• 

Copy and complete the following: 



161^ ft. 




= 


1 yd. 


2-3 of a 


dollar 


= 


? cents 


1 bu. 




= 


? cu. in. 


27 sq. ft. 




= 


? sq. yd. 


48 oz. 




= 


? lb 



6 If % of a farm is worth $2400 Avhat is the value of the 
entire farm? 

7 If a peck of well selected corn will plant an acre, how 
many bushels will it take to plant a field 40 rods square? 

8 A farmer exchanged 52 cords of wood worth $6.25 per 
cord for sheep valued at $5 per head ; how many sheep did 
he get? 

9 Reduce 3 T. 141b 3 oz. to ounces. 

10 Define three of the following: denominator, fraction, 
proper fraction, denominate number. 

1 Mental test. 

2 Copy and add 1287 

5269 
4325 
8734 
6243 
1234 



(No credit will be given unless the answer is absolutely 
correct. ) 



32 ARITHMETIC— FIFTH GRADE 

3 a Reduce 9 2-3 to an improper fraction. 
b From 2-3 take 3-5. 

4 Express the following as decimal fractions: three fifths, 
one half, five eighths. 

5 Copy and complete the following: 

Common fraction Cents 

1-8 of a dollar 

7-10 of a dollar 

1-20 of a dollar ' 

3-8 of a dollar 

2-3 of a dolla- 

6 In a fifth grade arithmetic class there are 39 pupil-;, 2-.'? 
of whom received a standing of 90%. How many pupils failed 
to secure that standing? 

7 a How many cubic inches in a gallon? 
h How many cubic inches in a bushel? 

8 How many yards of carpet 1 yard wide are needed for a 
room 15 feet wide and 18 feet long? 

9 During one week a flock of hens produced 30 dozen egga 
which were sold for $.40 a dozen. Their feed cost $3.75. How- 
much profit did they net the owner ? 

10 Define tJvree of the following: decimal fraction, numer- 
ator, aliquot part, mixed number. 

June — 1913 

1 Mental test. 

2 Define fraction, aliquot part, even number. 

3 Copy and add: 

647.21 

85.6 

47.75 
324. 

.37 
125.6 



(No credit will be given unless the work is absolutely 
correct. ) 

4 a Multiply 15% by 5 1-7. 

6 Subtract 8 2-3 from 15 1-5. 

5 Express each of the following as a fractional part of one- 
dollar: 50 cents, 33 1-3 cents, 40 cents, 87% cents, 25 ceiits_ 

6 Copy and complete the following: 



ARITHMETIC— FIFTH GRADE 33 



10 1b 


= 


? oz. 


12 pt. 


= 


? qt. 


4bu. 


= 


? pk. 


72 hr. 


= 


? days 


If 


= 


? dollars 



7 If 3-7 of a barrel of fiour weighs 8-4 pounds how many 
pounds are there in a barrel ? 

8 A carload of corn weighs 56,000 pounds. Find the num- 
ber of bushels of corn in the car. 

9 How many yards of carpet one yard wide will be re- 
quired to carpet a room 21 feet long and 15 feet wide, the 
carpet to be laid lengthwise of the room? 

10 a In 8 rods how many feet? 

h How many cubic feet of air in a schoolroom 28 feet 
long, 21 feet wide and 12 feet high? 

11 Make out and receipt the bill for the foIloMiiig articles 
which Helen Rogers bought at the store of Smith and Son : 

10 yards of silk @ $1.50 a yard 

2 spools of silk Cy .$.10 a spool 

^2 dzoen handkerchiefs @ $1.50 a dozen 

3 pairs of hose Co; $.25 a pair 

Januanj — 1913 

1 Mental test. 

2 Add: 

3675 
6324 
1234 
6890 
3109 



(No credit is to be allowed unless the answer is abso- 
lutely correct.) 

3 Express each of the following as an aliquot part of one 
dollar : 

10 cents 

25 cents 

.33 1-3 cents 

* 62 1-2 cents 

40 cents 

4 Reduce each of the following to decimal fractions: 3-10, 
1-4. 3-8, 3-5. 



34 AKITHMETIC— FIFTH GKADE 

5 Define (a) fraetioiij (6) denominator, (c) even number. 

6 A schoolroom is 27 ft. long and 20 ft. wide. If 15 sq. 
ft. are allowed for each pupil, how many pupils will this room 
accommodate ? 

7 A man placed $740.50 in a bank. At one time he drew 
out $82.50 and at another time $58. How much money has 
he left in the bank? 

8 How many yards of carpet 1 yard wide will be required 
to carpet a room 18 feet long and 12 feet wide? 

9 If a farmer allows 2% bushels of oats to sow an acre, 
how many bushels will be needed to sow 20 acres? 

10 A tank is 15 ft. long, 9 ft. wide and 7 ft. deep. How 
many gallons will it contain? 

11 a How many cubic inches in a bushel? 
b In 82 ft. 6 in. tiow many rods? 

December — 1912 

1 Mental test. 

2 Copy and add: 

132.42 

84.09 

97.84 

742.13 

55. 
137.82 
(No credit will be allowed unless the answer is entirely 
correct. ) 

3 a From 26.125 take 12.709. 
h Multiply 8452 by 84. 

4 Express each of the following in cents: 

1-2 of a dollar 
2-3 of a dollar 
3-5 of a dollar 
3-4 of a dollar 
3-10 of a dollar 

5 If % of a dairy contains 18 cows, how many cows are 
there in the entire herd? 

6 A school graden is 36 ft. long and 12 ft. wide and is di- 
vided equally among 18 pupils. Find (a) number of sq._ ft. 
in the garden, (&) number of sq. ft. in each plot. 

7 a In 6 rods how many feet ? 

6 In 216 cubic feet how many cubic yards? 



ARITHMETIC— FIFTH GRADE 35 

8 What will it cost to carpet a room 24 ft. long and 15 ft. 
wide, with carj^et costing $.85 per yard? 

9 A farmer raises 225 bushels of potatoes per acre. How 
much money should he receive from a field of 3 acres if the 
potatoes were sold at $.65 per bushel? 

10 Define numerator, fraction, odd number. 

11 Change each of the following to a common fraction: .25, 
.40, .50, .66 2-3, .12^^. 

June — 1912 

1 Mental test. 

2 Define three of the following: denominate number, frac- 
tion, denominator, integer. 

3 a Multiply 2.837 by 6.5. 

6 From 2000 take 199.09. 

4 Express the following as decimal fractions: one half, 
one fourth, two fifths, one tenth. 

5 Write each of the following as an aliquot part of one 
dollar: 33 1-3 cents, 371^ cents, 12i^ cents, 70 bents, 87% 
cents. 

6 a In 4200 pints how many gallons? 

h How many square rods in an acre? 

7 How many yards of carpet one yard wide will be needed 
to cover the floor of a room 15 feet long and 12 feet wide? 

8 If a farmer feeds each of his four horses 10 quarts of 
oats daily, how long will 100 bushels of oats last? 

9 A man sold 7500 pounds of potatoes at $.65 per bushel. 
How much did he receive for them? 

10 A cow averaged 42 pounds of milk per day during April. 
What is the value of the milk for the month at $1.20 per 
hundred pounds? 

11 Make out and receipt the bill for the following goods 
which you have purchased of your home merchant: 

12 jards muslin @ 15c per yard 
6 handkerchiefs @ 25c each 
3 pairs of gloves @ $1.50 per pair 

January — 1912 

1 Mental test. 

2 a How many feet in 2 rods? 

h How many cubic Inches in 5 gallons? 

3 a Multiply 125.5 by 87. 



36 AEITHMETIC— FIFTH GRADE 

h Divide 33.856 by 36.8. 

4 Express each of the following as a common fraction in 
its ' lowest terms : 

.125 

.375 

.33 

.9 

.45 

5 Express each of the following as an aliquot part of one 
dollar : 

25 cents 

66 2-3 cents 

12 1-2 cents 

5 cents 

20 cents 

6 Reduce 4 yd. 2 ft. 11 in. to inches. 

7 How many quarts of milk can be put in 2 ten-gallon 
cans? What is the milk worth at 6 cents per quart? 

8 Find the cost of painting one side of a tight board fence 
50 feet long and 12 feet high at 15 cents per square yard. 

9 If 2% tons of liay cost $55 how much will 6 tons cost at 
the same rate? 

10 A field planted to corn for 5 years in succession produces 
60 bushels per acre the first year, 55 the second, 49 the third, 
43 the fourth and 37 the fifth. Find the value, at 40 cents per 
bushel, of the corn grown during the 5 years. 

11 Define tJvree of the following: quotient, aliquot part, nu- 
merator, decimal fraction, common fraction. 



December — 1911 

1 Mental test. 

2 Copy and add: 

125.35 

68.4 
349.98 
95.76 
547. 
32.55 
380.01 
(No credit is to be given unless the answer is absolutely 
correct. ) 



ARITHMETIC— FIFTH GRADE 37 

3 Change eatlt, of the following fractions to an equivalent 
fraction having 30 for a denominator : 
5-6 
7-10 
1-2 
3-5 
2-3 
1-2 
2 Express tlie following as decimal fractions: one half, 
one eighth, tliree fifths. 

5 a From 760.15 take 9.63. 
h From 17 1-3 take 5%. 

6 Tell how many cents there are in each of the fuUowiiig: 

1-4 of a dollar 

1-3 of a dollar 

5-8 of a dollar 
1 1-2 dollars 
5 3-5 dollars 

7 Divide 401.208 by 584. 

8 a How many inches in a foot? 

1} How many square inches in a square foot? 
G How many cubic inches in a cubic foot? 

9 If 4-7 of a farm is worth .$4000, how much is the re- 
mainder worth? 

10 IIow many days will it take to plow a field 80 rods long 
and 30 rods wide if 2 acres are plowed in one day? 

11 How many yards of carpet one yard wide will be required 
to cover a room 18 feet long and 15 feet wide? 

June— 1911 

1 a Reduce one fourth, five tentlis, one third to decimal 

fractions. 
1) Express the following as aliquot parts of a dollar: 
12 1-2 cents 
25 cents 

75 cents 

87 1-2 cents 
33 1-3 cents 

2 a Divide 176 by 8-9. 

6 Subtract 39.75 from 128.25. 

3 How many tons in 2860 lbs.? 

4 How many quart baskets can he filled -from 3 bushels of 



38 ARITHMETIC— FIFTH GEADE 

strawberries? What will the berries be worth at 10 cents per 
quart ? 

5 a Reduce five eighths, five twentieths, two thirds to 

decimal fractions. 
6 Reduce .45 and 1.5 to common fractions. 

6 If a flock of 75 hens averages 160 eggs a year each, what 
is the value of the eggs at 24 cents per dozen? 

7 A cow should have 4 ft. by 9 ft. floor space for a stall 
and 4 ft. by 3 ft. additional floor space for a manger. How 
much floor space will be required for 20 cows? 

8 How many yards of carpet will be required to cover a 
floor 18 ft. long and 15 ft. wide? What will be the cost of 
the carpet at $.75 per yard? 

9 On May 15 John Smith bought of Jones & Co. the fol- 
lowing articles: 

1 sack flour @ $1.50 
18 lbs. sugar @ 6c per lb. 
5 lbs. coffee @ 35c per lb. 
4 boxes matches @ 18c per box 
3 lbs. cheese @ 18c per lb. 
Make out a bill in proper form and receipt it for Jones 
& Co. 

10 a How many lbs. in a barrel of flour? 

b How many lbs. will 18 bu. of potatoes weigh? 

11 A farmer deposited in a bank $120, which was 2-3 of his 
income from his dairy for the month of May. What was his 
total income from the dairy for that month' 

January — 1911 
1 Add: 

7824 
6376 
2895 
5432 
8489 
7264 
3527 



(No credit is to be given unless the answer is absolutely 
correct. ) 

2 a Reduce 15% to an improper fraction. 
6 Divide 7 1-9 by 16-27. 



ARITHMETIC— FIFTH GRADE 39 

3 Change the following fractions to equivalent fractions 
having 24 as the common denominator. 
3-4 
3-8 
1-2 
5-6 
7-12 



4 Write as decimals: three tenths, twenty-five hundredths, 
four and seven thousandths. 

5 Change each of the following to a common fraction re- 
duced to its lowest terms: .25, .9, .375, .08. 

6 Multiply 1256.25 by .36. 

7 How many cubic inches are there in two bushels? How 
many cubic inches in one gallon? 

8 What part of one hundred is each of the following: 20, 
75, 33 1-3, 25, 121/^? 

9 How much will it cost at 9 cents a square yard to paint 
a floor 18 ft. long and 16 ft. wide? 

10 An automobile ran 65 miles in 2^4 hours; find the aver- 
age rate per hour. 

11 A field of 13^ acres yielded 2 tons ef hay per acre; find 
the value of the hay at 15 dollars per ton. 

12 Five cows from a farmer's herd produced in one year 
26,955 lbs. of milk; find the average income per cow if the 
milk was sold for 2 cents per pound. 



40 GEOGRAPHY— SEVENTH GRADE 

GEOGRAPHY 

June — 1910 
SEVENTH GRADE 

1 Where are the Philippine Islands? To what nation do 
they belong? 

2 Define (a) latitude, (h) longitude. 

3 Name the five zones and give the width of each. What 
determines the width of the zones? 

4 Name three countries of Europe. Give the name of the 
capital and the form of government of each country named. 

5 On what waters would you sail in going on a journey 
from London to Constantinople? Or 

Trace a water route from Chicago to New York city. 

6 Locate definitely each of the following and tell for Avhat 
each is noted: (a) Buffalo, (b) Troy, (c) Rochester, (d) 
Ithaca, (e) West Point. 

7 Describe the Panama canal as to location, length, diffi- 
culties of construction. 

8 Describe each of the following rivers as to source, direc- 
tion and the body of water into which it empties: (a) Ohio, 
(h) Yukon, (c) Amazon, (d) Danube, (e) Ganges. 

9 Locate (a) Sidney, (6) Alexandria, (c) Bombay, {d) 
Manila, (e) Yokohama, (/) Paris, (g) Rome, (h) Constanti- 
nople, (i) St. Louis, (;■) Quebec. 

10 Draw an outline map of Africa. On this map locate the 
Nile river, the Atlas mountains, the Sahara desert, the Cape 
of Good Hope, Cairo. 

11 To what country does India belong? Name and locate 
one of the principal cities of India. 

January — 1910 

1 Define equator, parallel, latitude, longitude, meridian. 

2 Name five seas bordering (a) on Europe, (&) on Asia. 

3 Name the countries comprising the British Isles. Locate 
London, Glasgow, Liverpool, Dublin, Bristol. 

4 Name four important seaports on the east coast of the 
United States, tioo on the west coast of the United States, 
three on the Great Lakes, one on the Gulf of Mexico. 

5 Name and locate the principal island possessions of the 
United States. 



GEOGRAPHY— SIXTH GRADE 41 

6 Which country of Europe is most favorably located for 
carrying on trade? What hinders the development of the com- 
merce of Russia? 

7 Name three peninsulas of Europe and mention the coun- 
tries forming them. 

8 Name and locate (a) three mountain ranges of Europe, 
{h) three important rivers of Europe, (c) two mountain 
ranges of Asia, (d) two rivers on the southern slope of Asia. 

9 Describe one of the following, touching on appearance, 
dress and occupation: (a) Russians, (h) Chinese, (c) Fili- 
pinos. 

10 What constitutes the British South African possessions? 
In what does their great value lie? 

SIXTH GRADE 
June — 191G 

1 Draw an outline map of the United States. On this map 
indicate a region noted for the production of each of the fol- 
lowing: corn, cotton, lumber, coal, fruit. 

2 Locate by states each of the following: (a) Chicago, 
{h) St. Paul, (c) New Orleans, (d) Cleveland, (e) San Fran- 
cisco. 

3 Name three important seaports on the east coast of the 
United States. Mention some products exported from each. 

4 What determines the climate of a place? London is far- 
ther north than New York. Which city is warmer and why? 

5 Trace the steps in the manufacture of o?ie of the follow- 
ing, telling where the raw material is secured: (a) shoes, (6) 
silk, (c) steel. 

6 Name four of the European nations engaged in war and 
give the capital of each of these countries. 

7 Name and locate three island possessions of the United 
States. 

8 Describe briefly one of the following: Grand Canyon, 
Yellowstone National Park, Niagara Falls. 

9 On a trip by water from Buflfalo to New York name five 
cities through which you would pass and tell for what each is 
noted. 

10 Define and give an illustration of each of the following: 
(a) river system, (h) peninsula, (c) strait, (d) canal, (e) 
desert. 

11 How long will it take you to travel from your nearest 



42 GEOGEAPHY— SIXTH GRADE 

railroad station to New York City? Or 

What is the distance in miles {a) from Buffalo to New- 
York City, (&) from Plattsburg to New York City? 

January — 1916 

1 Make a drawing to represent a sphere and on it locate 
the zones, giving the width of each in degrees. 

2 Define any three of the following: {a) latitude, (6) 
equator, (c) climate, [d) limited monarchy, (e) republic. 

3 Name and locate three peninsulas of Europe. 

4 Describe any three of the following rivers, giving for 
each its source, general direction of its course, and body of 
water into which it empties: (a) Danube, (6) Rhine, (c) 
Dnieper, [d) Rhone, (e) Volga. 

5 From which of her foreign possessions does England re- 
ceiv_e large quantities of food supplies? 

6 Locate any four of the following capital cities of Europe : 
(a) Berlin, (6) Rome, (c) Vienna, (d) Petrograd (St. Peters- 
burg), (e) Paris. 

7 Tell something of the climate and products (a) of Russia,. 
(&) of France. 

8 Explain the commercial and military importance of Con- 
stantinople. 

9 Name and locate two of the Balkan States. 

10 In connection with your work in geography this term,, 
what have you read in addition to your textbook? 

11 A vessel leaves Chicago for Liverpool with a cargo of 
wheat. Trace its route, naming the bodies of water over which 
it passes. 

June — 1915 

1 In which hemisphere and what zones is North America?" 

2 Mention (a) two important agricultural products of 
Canada, (&) five leading agricultural products of the Uniteil 
States. 

3 Name and locate five cities of North America that have' 
good harbors. 

4 Name the Great Lakes. What river forms the outlet of 
these lakes? 

5 Which are the New England States? Give the capital 
of each. 

6 Write a paragraph on one of the following cities giving- 



GEOGRAPHY— SIXTH GRADE 43 

its location, relative size, and principal industries: Xew York, 
Chicago, Philadelphia. 

7 Mention a city of the United States located (a) in the 
grain region, (h) in the coal region, (c) in the fruit region, 
(d) in the cotton region, (e) in the lumber region. 

8 In what city of the United States is an exposition being 
held? What event does this exposition celebrate? 

9 Name two island possessions of the United States. Men- 
tion one product of each that is sent to our country. 

10 Locate each of the following: (a) Lake Champlain, (b) 
Mohawk river, (c) Buffalo, (d) Oswego, (e) Albany. 

11 Name some books read in connection with your work iu 
geography this term. 

January ■ — 1915 

1 Compare the coast-line of Europe with that of the United 
States as to (a) extent, (h) regularity. How does the extent 
and character of the coast-line of Europe affect its commerce? 

2 Name and give the location of three mountain ranges 
and two large rivers of Europe. 

3 a Compare the climate of northern Europe with that of 

southern Europe. 
b Name some important products of each region. 

4 Name the countries of Europe that border on the Atlantic 
ocean and the capital of each. 

5 Trace a steamship route from Montreal to Liverpool. 
On such a voyage, of what would the cargo probably consist? 

6 Give the name and location of the capital of each of the 
following countries: (a) Italy, (b) Germany, (c) Switzer- 
land, (d) Russia, (e) Spain. 

7 Mention an important export of each of the following 
countries: (a) England, (h) France, (c) Italy. Write on the 
production of one of these exports. 

8 Locate each of the following: (o) Paris, (6) Berlin, (c) 
Antwerp, (d) Brussels, (e) Vienna. 

9 Mention a country of Europe noted (a) for agricultural 
products, (&) for lumber. 

10 Define and give illustration of each of the following: 
(a) river system, (b) isthmus, (c) cape, (cZ) strait, (e) canal. 

11 DraAv to represent a sphere and on it indicate the zones 
and the width of each. 

12 Name some books yovi have read tliis year in connection 
with your work in geography. 



44 GEOGRAPHY— SIXTH GRADE 

June — 1914 

1 Define and give an example of each of the following: 
(a) volcano, (b) canal, (c) river system, (d) watershed, (e) 
plateau. 

2 Make a diagram showing tlie zones and giving the name 
and width of eacli zone. 

3 Name two groups of islands in the Pacific Ocean belong- 
ing to the United States. Mention one important export of 
each. 

4 Locate the following cities and mention something of 
interest connected with each: (a) Quebec, (h) Ottawa, (c) 
Mexico. 

5 Name and locate tioo mountain systems and three river 
systems of North America. 

6 Draw to represent the eastern coast line of the United 
States. On this coast line locate by name [a) three large 
cities, (6) tivo bays. 

7 Mention a leading product of each of the following 
states: (a) Florida, (h) Pennsylvania, (c) Iowa, (d) Nevada, 
(e) Massachusetts 

8 Describe briefly the manufacture of one of the following: 
flour, woolen cloth, maple sugar. 

9 Through what bodies of water would a vessel pass in 
sailing from New York to Liverpool? Mention some products 
that would probably constitute the cargo of a vessel making 
that voyage. 

10 Locate the following and tell for what each is noted: 
(a) Ithaca, (b) West Point, (c) Buffalo, (d) Troy, (e) Cort- 
land. 

11 Name a county in New York State of which a leading 
product is (a) lumber, (b) peaches, (c) butter, (d) clothing, 
(e) electrical supplies. 

12 What form of government has (a) England, (b) the 
United States? 

January — 1914 

1 Draw an outline map of Europe and on it locate the 
following: (a) three rivers, (6) three mountain systems, (c) 
four important cities. 

2 Describe Russia as to (a) surface, (6) size as compared 
with other European countries, (c) drainage, (d) products. 

3 Define a republic. Name two countries of Europe that 



GEOGRAPHY— SIXTH GRADE 45 

have a republican form of government and tivo countries of 
Europe tliat are limited monarchies. 

4 Name the countries that comprise the British Isles. 
Name and locate three important cities on these islands. 

5 Give the name and the location of three foreign posses- 
sions of Great Britain. 

6 Give approximately the time required for a steamship 
to sail from Liverpool to New York. Of what would its cargo 
probably consist? 

7 Name a leading agricultural and a leading mineral prod- 
uct of Germany. What are three of the leading manufactured 
articles of Germany? 

8 Give the two leading occupations of the people of France. 
What are the principal products of that country? 

9 In what zones is Africa? Give its water boundaries. 
Lftcate the following cities: (a) Pekin, (b) Calcutta, 

(c) Tokyo, (d) Melbourne, (e) St. Petersburg. 

10 Write a paragraph about the children of some foreign 
land, using the following outline: 

a Appearance 
h Dress 
c Home life 
d Education 
e Occupations 

11 Write briefly on the production of one of the following: 
(o) rubber, (h) beet sugar, (c) silk. 

June — 1913 

1 Draw an oiitliiie map of the United States. On this 
map indicate the section noted for the production of each of 
the following: (a) lumber, (h) corn, (c) cattle, (d) sugar, 
(e) cotton. 

2 Define (a) river system, (b) divide, (c) lake, (d) 
equator, (e) plateau. 

3 Name a large city located on each of the following and 
tell for what each city is noted: {a) Lake Michigan, (6) 
St. Lawrence river, (c) Chesapeake bay, (d) Mississippi river, 
(e) Lake Ontario. 

4 Describe the following rivers giving the source and di- 
rection of each and the body of water into which each flows: 
(a) Columbia, (b) Missouri, (c) Ohio, {d) St. Lawrence, 
(e) Hudson. 

5 Describe the surface of the New England States. What 



46 GEOGEAPHY— SIXTH GKADE 

influence has the surface on the occupations of the people? 

6 Name a city of the United States noted for the export of 
each of the following: (a) grain, (h) fruit, (c) manufac- 
tured goods. 

7 Mention two foreign possessions of the United States 
and a product received from each. 

8 Name the states of which each of the following are capi- 
tals: (a) Columbus, (h) Hartford, (c) Des Moines, (d) Aus- 
tin, (e) Trenton. 

9 Name tioo transcontinental railroads of North America, 

10 Give approximately the population of (a) the United 
States, (b) of New York State. 

11 What countries comprise the British Isles? Name and 
locate two large cities on these islands. 

January — 1913 

1 Describe briefly the climate, surface and drainage of 
Europe. 

2 Name the countries of Europe bordering on the Mediter- 
ranean sea and give the capital of each. 

3 Name three important foreign possessions of Great Brit- 
ain and tell why each is important. 

4 Describe the climate and surface of Switzerland. 

5 a Name ttvo republics and three limited monarchies of 

Europe. 
b Give the capital of each of these countries. 

6 Describe any three of the following rivers: Danube, 
Rhine, Rhone, Po, Dwina. 

7 Trace a water route from St. Petersbui-g to New York. 
Of what would the cargo on this voyage probably consist? 
Of what would it consist on the return voyage? 

8 Define the following: (a) cape, (b) isthmus, (c) equa- 
tor, {d) prime meridian, (e) climate. 

9 if you should spend a summer in Europe name a city 
you would like to visit and give two reasons why you would 
like to visit it. 

10 Name a book or books you have read in connection with 
your work in geography this term. 

11 Give two reasons why so many people of Europe emi- 
grate to America. 

12 Name and describe two rivers of Africa. 



GEOGRAPHY— SIXTH GRADE 47 

December — 1912. 

1 Name the jn-incipal water boundaries of Europe. 

2 Describe Russia as to climate, products and density of 
population. 

3 Define two of the following: (a) commerce, (6) irriga- 
tion, (c) delta, (d) mountain system, (e) peninsula. 

4 Of what countries are the following cities the capitals: 
(a) Madrid, (6) Vienna, (c) Berlin, (d) Christiania, (e) 

Paris ? 

5 Locate definitely the following ranges of mountains: (a) 
the Alps, (6) the Pyrenees, (c) the Caucasus, {d) the Apen- 
nines, (e) the Carpathian. 

6 What is (a) a limited monarchy, (b) a republic? Name 
a coimtry of Europe that has as its form of government (a) 
a limited monarchy, (6) a republic. 

7 Name a country or city in Europe in which each of the 
following is produced or manufactured: (a) carpets, (&) 
grapes, (c) wheat, {d) woolen goods, (e) beet sugar. 

8 In what country in Europe is silk extensively manufac- 
tured? Write briefly on its production. 

9 Trace a water route from Liverpool to Montreal. Of 
what would the cargo probably consist on such a voj'age? 

10 Name any book or books that you nave read in connec- 
tion with j'our work in geography this term. Or 

Give the name and location of a great artificial water- 
way now being built by the United States. 
* 11 Mention two motions of the earth and give the principal 
result of each of these motions. 

June — 1912 

1 Draw an outline map of the New England states and on 
it locate the following: (a) Portland, (b) Boston, (e) Hart- 
ford, (d) Connecticut river, (e) Wliite mountains. 

2 Name a state of the United States of which a leading 
product is (a) lumber, {b) corn, (c) oranges, {d) coal, (e) 
cotton. 

4 Describe briefly one of the following, touching on sur- 
face, climate, occupation of the people and form of govern- 
ment: (a) Canada, (h) France. 

4 Locate each of the following and mention an important 
fact concerning each: (a) Montreal, (b) Ottawa, (c) Quebec, 
((7) Toronto. 



48 GEOGRAPHY— SIXTH GRADE 

5 Describe the surface and climate of Mexico. Name and 
locate its largest city. 

6 Briefly describe the manufacture of one of the following: 
flour, steel, leather, cotton cloth. 

7 Define (a) equator, (b) relief of a country, (c) lati- 
tude. 

8 Name the country to which each of the following be- 
longs: Canada, Philippine islands, Australia, Alaska, Ha- 
waiian islands. 

9 Mention a country from which the United States imports 
(a) silk, (ft) coffee, (c) sugar, (d) linen, (e) cutlery. 

10 Define five of the following: {a) river system, (6) ocean 
current, (c) plateau, (d) isthmus, (e) tides, (/) delta, (g) 
glacier. 

11 Explain why production and commerce are greater in the 
United States and in Europe than in Asia. 

12 Name and locate five important cities of New York State 
and give an important fact concerning each. 

January — 1912 

1 In what zones is Europe ? Tell something of the climate 
of (a) Russia, (6) England. 

2 Give the location of three mountain ranges of Europe 
and two river systems of Europe. 

3 Name the countries of Europe that border on the Medi- 
terranean sea and give the capital of each country named. 

4 Name a seaport in each of the following countries and 
mention an export from each seaport named: (a) France, (6) 
Russia, (c) England, (d) Germany. 

5 Name the nation to which each of the following belong: 
(a) Canada, (i) Australia, (c) Philippine Islands, (d) India. 

6 Locate each of the following: (a) Black Sea, (6) Gib- 
raltar, (c) Constantinople, (d) Alps, (e) North Sea. 

7 Trace a water route from Marseilles to New York. Men- 
tion tivo products that a ship would probably carry on such a 
voyage. 

8 Write briefly concerning the people of Germany, using 
the following outline: (a) race to which they belong, (h) 
home life, (c) education, (d) government, (e) occupations. 

9 Define (a) limited monarchy, (6) republic. Name a 
country of Europe illustrating each. 

10 Why do large numbers of Americans visit Rome, Italy, 
each year? 



GEOGRAPHY— SIXTH GRADE 49 

11 Why do large numbers of Italians annually land at the 
port of New York? 

December — 1911 

1 Name the principal water boundaries of Europe. 

2 How does Europe compare in size with each of the other 
continents (grand divisions) ? Name the largest country of 
Europe and give the capital of the country named. 

3 Locate the principal highlands of Europe. What ranges 
of mountains form these highlands? 

4 What is the climate of southern Europe? W'hat section 
of the United States has about the same climate? 

5 Describe the course of each of the following rivers : 
Volga, Danube, Dwina, Rhine, Rhone. 

6 Name three peninsulas of Europe and the countrj' or 
countries comprising each peninsula named. 

7 What country of Europe is noted for the production of 
(a) silk, (&) pine lumber, (c) wheat, (d) flax, (e) oranges 

and other fruits ? 

8 Locate each of the following cities and tell for what each 
is noted: (a) London, (b) Liverpool, (c) Marseilles, (d) 
Rome, (e) Berlin. 

9 Write briefly on the people of Germany touching on (a) 
appearance, (b) customs, (c) education, {d) occupations. 

10 On what waters would a vessel sail from New Orleans 
to London? Of what would its cargo probably consist? What 
would it carry on the return voyage? 

11 Make a diagram showing the zones. Give the name and 
the width of each zone. 

12 Name the countries of North America and give the loca- 
tion of each country named. 

13 Name and locate two European countries between which 
the relations have recently been unfriendly. 

June — 1911 

.1 Draw outline map of the United States and on this map 
locate by name tivo mountain systems, the largest river sys- 
tem, a city on the Great Lakes, three seaports on the Atlantic 
coast, one seaport on the pacific coast. 

2 Name a state of the United States of which each of the 
following is an important product: (a) coal, (b) copper, (c) 



50 - GEOGRAPHY— SIXTH GRADE 

iron, (d) cotton, (e) corn, (/) wheat, (g) fruit, (h) milk, 
( i ) woolen goods, ( ; ) farm machinery. 

3 Define {a) river basin, (6) mountain system, (c) ocean 
current, (d) glacier, (e) irrigation. 

4 a Name the five zones. 

b What effect has altitude upon climate? 

5 Name (a) three Canadian provinces, (b) three import- 
ant products of Canada. Or 

What has recently caused the people of the United States 
to become more interested in the products of Canada? 

6 Name a city located in each of the following states and 
tell for what each city is noted: (a) Illinois, (6) Missouri, 
(c) Louisiana, (d) California, (e) Pennsylvania. 

7 Trace the route which a merchant vessel would take in 
sailing from Chicago to Liverpool. Of what might her cargo 
consist? 

8 Locate each of the following: (a) Brazil, (6) Madagas- 
car, (c) Berlin, (d) Nile river, (e) Baltic sea. 

9 Name one country of Europe whose form of government 
is a republic and one whose form of government is a monarchy. 
What is the principal difference between these two forms of 
government ? 

10 Write a paragraph of at least 50 words on one of the fol- 
lowing: (a) City of Washington, (b) Yellowstone National 
Park, (c) Niagara Falls. 

11 Give the names of the five races of man and name a 
country inhabited by each. 

12 Give the name of a city located in each of the following 
counties of New York State: (a) Erie, (6) Monroe, (c) 
Oneida, {d) Broome, (e) Jefferson. 

January — 1911 

1 Name and locate -five important seaports of Europe. 

2 Are there more people living in northern or in southern 
Europe ? 

3 Name an important product {a) of Russia, (b) of the 
German Empire, (c) of Spain, {d) of France, (e) of England. 

4 Give the capital and the form of government of each of 
the following countries: Germany, France, Russia. 

5 For what is Switzerland noted? Give its form of gov- 
ernment. 

6 Describe each of the following rivers as to source, direc- 



GEOGRAPHY— FIFTH GRADE 51 

tioii, bodj' of water into which each flows: Rhine, Danube, 
Volga, Vistula, Po. 

7 On what waters would a vessel sail from Marseilles to 
Boston? With what products would the vessel probably be 
loaded? 

8 Mention three of the foreign possessions of Great Brit- 
ain and give the location of each possession mentioned. 

9 Name the water boundaries of Europe. 

10 From the following outline write a paragraph about 
Russia : 

People 
Government 
Education 
Occupations 

11 Name the rivers that drain the eastern section of New 
York State. 

June — 1916 

FIFTH GRADE 

1 Draw a map of South America. Locate on this map 
Brazil, Argentine, the Amazon river, and the Andes moun- 
tains. 

2 Locate and name an important product of each of three 
of the following: (a) China, (b) Egypt, (c) Cuba, (d) India, 
(e) Alaska. 

3 How does Asia compare in size with the other conti- 
nents? In what zones is Asia located? 

4 Name three principal rivers of Africa. Tell how farm- 
ing is carried on in Egypt. 

5 South Africa is inhabited largely by people from Europe. 
Why did they go there to live? 

6 Locate each of the following: (a) Calcutta, (h) Peking, 
(c) Suez canal, (d) Ganges river, (e) Himalaya mountains. 

7 Write a paragraph on the Arabs or the Japanese, telling 
about their homes, clothing, food and occupations. 

8 Name an important city of Australia. To what nation 
does Australia belong? 

9 Mention the principal occupations of the people of 
Australia. To what country are the products of Australia 
largely sent? 

10 Locate (a) the pampas, (h) the silvas. What product 
is secured from each? 



52 GEOGKAPHY— FIFTH GRADE 

11 Define and give an illustration of each of the following: 
(a) island, (&) lake, (c) isthmus, [d) mountain range, (e) 
plain. 

January — 1916 

1 Define and give an illustration of each of the following: 
[a] river system, (&) peninsula, (c) island, [d) canal, (e) 
strait. 

2 Give the water boundaries of North America. 

3 Draw an outline map of New Yorlc State. 

4 On the map drawn, locate (a) New York City, (h) Buf- 
falo, (c) Albany, {d) Hudson river, (e) Adirondack moun- 
tains. 

5 Draw a map of the county in which you live and tell 
in what part of the state it is located. 

6 Name three of the leading manufactured articles or tli/ree 
of the leading agricultural products of your county. 

7 Mention three reasons why New York is called the Em- 
pire State. Or 

Give approximately the population [a] of New York 
State, (6) of New York City. 

8 Locate the following places and tell for what each is 
noted: (a) Troy, (6) Rochester, (c) Ithaca, {d) Cortland, 
(e) Niagara Falls. 

9 Write on the production of one of the following: (a) 
corn, (6) potatoes, (c) butter, (d) paper, (e) maple sugar. 

10 Name two counties of New York noted for each of the 
following: [a) garden products, (&) fruit, (c) lumber, [d) 
dairy products. 

June — 1915 

1 Which is the larger. South America or North America? 
Name two ways in which the surfaces of these divisions are 
alike. 

2 What is the difference between the silvas and the pam- 
pas of South America? 

3 Draw an outline map of South America. On this map 
locate with name, (a) Amazon river, (h) Orinoco river, (c) 
Andes mountains, [d) Rio de Janeiro, (e) Strait of Magellan. 

4 Is the coast line of Asia regular or irregular? Name 
^ve seas bordering on Asia. 

5 Where are (a.) the Japan Islands, (h) the Philippine 
Islands? Name an important city on each of these groups of 
islands. 



GEOGRAPHY— FIFTH GRADE 53 

6 Name three important products of Cliina. 

7 What is the principal article of food used by the Chi- 
nese? Why is the mulberry tree grown extensively in China 
and France? 

8 In what zones is Africa? 

9 Locate the Suez canal and tell why it is important. 

10 Name and locate (a) two rivers of Africa, (b) one 
desert in Africa. 

11 Write a paragraph on Australia, telling something of its 
location, climate, people, and industries. 

12 Name the books read in connection with your work in 
geography this term. 

January — 1915 

1 Name and describe three large drainage systems of New 
York State. 

2 Name and locate three places in New York State noted 
for their beautiful scenery. 

3 Mention three reasons why New York is called the Em- 
pire State. 

4 Draw an outline map of New York. On this map locate 
by name (a) the place where you live, (b) the city nearest 
your home, (c) two mountain regions, (d) three border lakes, 
(e) two rivers that form boundaries. 

5 Name five cities through which the New York Central 
railway passes and tell for M-hat each city is noted. 

6 Give the name of an educational institution located at 
each of the following places: (a) Ithaca, (h) West Point, 
(c) Albany, (d) Cortland, (e) Syracuse. 

7 Write on the production or manufacture of one of the 
following: (a) paper, (b) butter, (c) corn, {d) potatoes, (e) 
lumber. 

8 Define each of the following: (a) island, (b) peninsula, 
(c) mountain system, (d) latitude, (e) equator. 

9 Mention the principal bodies of water bounding North 
America. 

10 Name and locate two mountain systems and tJiree great 
river systems of North America. 

11 How has the water route from New York to San Fran- 
cisco recently been made shorter? 

12 Name three principal occupations of the people of your 
county. 



54 GEOGRAPHY— FIFTH GRADE 

June — 1914 

1 Name the water boundaries of Soutli America. 

2 Mention tlie largest country of South America. Give 
two of its leading exports. 

3 Locate and describe each of the following: (a) the sil- 
vas, (6) the pampas, (c) the llanos. Or 

Tell something of the climate and products of Argen- 
tina. 

4 Name tliree articles of clothing manufactured in New 
York State and tell where each is made. 

5 Mention some of the leading products of China. 

6 Draw an outline map of Africa. 

7 On the map drawn in answer to question 6, locate the 
following: (a) Sahara desert, [1] Nile river, (c) Lake Vic- 
toria, {d) Alexandria, (e) Cape of Good Hope. 

8 Locate the following: (a) Pekin, (6) Calcutta, (c) Isth- 
mus of Suez, [d) Himalaya mountains, (e) Tokyo. 

9 In what part of Africa are (a) diamond mines, (&) gold 
mines? 

10 Locate Australia. Tell something of its climate and 
products. 

11 Define (a) island, (6) strait, (c) lake, (d) peninsula, 
(e) isthmus. 

12 Give the names of some good books you have read this 
term in connection with your work in geography. 

January — 1914 

1 Draw an outline map of New York State and on it lo- 
cate by name the -five largest cities. 

2 On the map drawn in answer to question 1, trace and 
name (a) an important railroad, (6) a large river, (c) a 
canal. 

3 Mention ttoo mineral products and three agricultural 
products of this state and tell in what part each is found or 
produced. Or 

Mention iive important industries carried on in New 
York State. 

4 Name five domestic animals of New York State and tell 
for what each is valuable. 

5 Name the counties of this state that border on (a) Lake 
Ontario, (6) Pennsylvania. Name the counties on Long 
Island. 

6 Name and locate a citv in New York State noted for the 



GEOGRArHY— FIFTH GRADE 55 

manufacture of (a) clothing, (b) electrical supplies, (c) 
gloves, (d) boots and shoes, (e) collars. 

7 Name fii^e articles that are produced in this state and 
are on sale in the stores of your village or city. 

8 Name and locate (a) two mountain systems of North 
America, (6) three river systems of North America. 

9 Mention three of the leading products of Canada. To 
what country are these products largely sent? 

10 Name the largest country of South America. What is 
the capital of the country that you have named? 

11 What group of islands is north of South America? 

June — 1913 

1 Draw a map of South America. On this map represent 
and name (a) three rivers, (&) two highland regions. 

2 Name two important products of South America that are 
sent to the United States. 

3 Locate definitely each of the following cities: (a) Cal- 
cutta, (6) Cairo, (c) Hong Kong, [d) Sydney, (e) London. 

4 Locate the Suez Canal and tell why it is important. 

5 What island is southeast of Africa? (h) Wliat largo 
lake is situated in eastern Africa? 

6 Locate Australia and mention two leading occupations 
of its people. 

7 On what waters would a vessel sail from Bombay to 
Liverpool? Of what would its cargo probably consist? 

8 Write on one of the following countries describing briefly 
its climate, government and people: (a) China, (&) India. 

9 Make a drawing to illustrate the general form of (a) a 
peninsula, (6) an island, (c) a strait. 

10 Mention two railroads connecting New York Citj^ and 
Buffalo. 

11 Locate three of the following cities: (a) Buflfalo, (6) 
Albany, (c) Oswego, (d) Rochester, (e) Schenectady. 

12 Give two reasons why New York is called the Empire 
State. 

January — 1913 

1 Define (a) mountain, [h) lake, (c) riA'er system. Give 
an example of each located in New York State. 

2 Draw an outline map of New York State. On the map, 
draw to represent (a) Hudson river, (6) Genesee river, (c) 
Lake Champlain, (d) Niagara Falls, (e) Erie canal. 



56 GEOGRAPHY— FIFTH GRADE 

3 On the map in answer to question 2 locate (a) Buffalo, 
(ft) Schenectady, (c) New York, {d) Binghamton, (e) Water- 
town. 

4 Name three agricultural sections of New York State and 
tell what is produced in each. Or 

Name three of the leading agricultural products of your 
county. 

5 Name two of the important minerals found in New York 
State. For what is each used? 

6 New York is the leading manufacturing state in the 
Union. Name four important articles manufactured in this 
state and tell where they are made. 

7 Give approximately the length of the Erie canal. 

.8 In what part of the state is your county located? Name 
the counties that border on your county. 

9 Name and locate (a) two mountain systems of North 
America, (&) three river systems of North America. 

10 Briefly compare North America with South America as 
to area and coast line. 

11 In what zones is South America? 

December — 1912. 

1 Draw an outline map of New York State and on the map 
locate (a) Catskill mountains, (h) Mohawk river, (c) Lake 
George, (d) Finger Lakes, (e) Oswego river. 

2 Name (a) the counties of this state bordering on the St. 
Lawrence river, (6) the counties on the east bank of the Hud- 
son river. 

3 Name a city in each of the following counties: (a) 
Onondaga, (6) Monroe, (c) Rensselaer, (d) Albany, (e) Erie. 

4 Mention a section of New York State noted for each of 
the following: (o) dairy products, (6) fruit, (c) lumber, [d) 
salt, (e) manufacture of clothing. 

5 Name (a) five domestic animals of New York State, 
(&) five wild animals of New York State. 

6 Write briefly on the manufacture or production of one 
of the following: (a) butter, (&) salt, (c) paper, (d) flour, 
(e) lumber. 

7 Give the approximate distance from {a) New York City 
to Albany, (&) Albany to Buffalo. 

8 Define and give an illustration of each of the following: 
{a) isthmus, (&) bay, (c) peninsula, {d) island, (e) lake. 



GEOGRAPHY— FIFTH GRADE 57 

9 Name the countries of Xortli America. 

10 Wliat country bounds United States on the north? Name 
and locate tico cities in that country. 

11 Name one mountain range and OJie river system of North 
America. 

June— 1912 

1 Name and locate two important jjeninsulas and three 
mountain ranges of Europe. 

2 Describe two of the following rivers: (a) Volga, (6j 
Danube, (c) Po, (d) Rhine, (e) Seine. 

3 Name two important exports of South America and tell 
from what cities they are shipped. 

4 In what part of South America is (a) the rainy region, 
{ h ) the rainless region ? 

5 Write on one of the following, telling (a) regions wliere 
it is produced, (b) climate required, (c) way in which it is 
manufactured: silk, cotton, rubber. 

6 On what water would a vessel sail in going from New 
York to Rio de Janeiro? What might a merchant ship carry 
on such a voyage? 

7 In what zones is Asia? Tell something of the climate 
and products of Asia. 

8 Name a nation whose ruler is called (a) king, {b) czar, 
{c) mikado, {d) sultan. 

9 Locate the Sahara desert. Describe two river systems of 
Africa. 

10 Give the location of each of the following cities: (a) 
Rome, (b) Calcutta, (c) Melbourne, (d) Edinburgh, (e) 
W^ashington. 

11 What is a river system? Name three river systems that 
drain New York State. 

January — 1912 

1 Name the counties that border on (a) Lake Erie, (6) 
Lake Ontario. 

2 Draw an outline map of New York. On this map locate, 
with name, (a) a canal, (&) five large cities, (c) a railroad 
from Buffalo to New York City. 

3 Give the approximate distance from (a) Buflfalo to Al- 
bany, (&) Albany to New York. 

4 Name five products of New York State and mention the 
part of the state in which each is produced. 

5 Mention three drainage systems wholly or partly in the 



58 GEOGRAPHY— FIFTH GRADE 

state of New York and tell how the waters of each system 
reach the ocean. 

6 Write on one of the following, telling where in New 
York State the industry is carried on extensively: (a) fruit 
raising, (b) cheese making, (c) market gardening. 

7 a In what direction do the waters of the Niagara river 

flow? 
& In what direction do the waters of the St. Lawrence 
river flow? 

8 Give the approximate latitude of New York City. Men- 
tion two conditions besides latitude that affect climate. 

9 Name the five zones and give the width of each zone in. 
degrees. 

10 Locate the Great Central plain of the. United States. 
Name three rivers that drain this plain. 

11 Name the principal water boundaries of North America. 

12 Locate each of the following cities and tell for what each 
is noted: {a) Chicago, (6) Montreal, (c) Washington, Id) 
Buffalo, (e) New Orleans. 

December — 1911 

1 Define each of the following and give an example of 
each: (a) island, (&) river basin, (c) peninsula, (d) isthmus, 
( e ) lake. 

2 In what zones is North America? Name the countries 
of North America. 

3 Draw an outline map of New York State and on this 
map locate (a) three important rivers, (b) tioo groups of 
mountains, (c) the county in which you live. 

4 A canal boat is loaded at Buffalo; describe its route to 
New York City, giving the names of five cities through which 
the boat will pass. 

5 Name the counties of New Y^ork State (a) that form the 
southern boundary, (6) that border on Lake Champlain. 

6 Name an agricultural industry of the people in your 
county. Why is your county well suited for this industry? 

7 Give the approximate time required to go by rail from 
Plattsburg to New York City or from Buffalo to Albany. 

8 Give three reasons why New York is called the Empire 
State. 

9 Describe the surface and the climate of M^estern New 
York. For what is that region well adapted? 



GEOGRAPHY— FIFTH GRADE 50 

10 New York is the leading state in manufacturing. Name 
three articles manufactured extensively in New York State. 

11 Write on one of the following: lumbering, market gar- 
dening, making butter. 

12 Name tico mountain systems of North America and three 
river systems of North America. 

June — 1911 

1 Draw an outline map of South America and on this map 
locate (a) Buenos Aires, <6) Valparaiso, (c) Rio de Janeiro, 
{d) Amazon river, (e) Andes mountains. 

2 Name (a) three lowland regions of South America, (h) 
two highland regions of South America. 

3 Name tico important products of South America that 
are sent to the United States and name the port from which 
each of these products is shipped. 

4 Define (a) island, (6) peninsula, (c) strait. Give an 
example of each. 

5 Name jive bodies of water forming part of the western 
boundary of Asia. 

6 Locate each of the following : ( a ) Himalayas, ( h ) Gan- 
ges, (c) Tokyo. 

7 In. what zones is Africa located? 

8 Mention the important products of Australia. 

9 On what water would a merchant ship sail from New 
York to Buenos Aires? Of what might the cargo consist? 

10 What grand divisions comprise the eastern hemisphere? 

11 Name a county of New York State in which each of the 
following is an important produce: (a) salt, (h) peaches, 
(c) milk, (d) lumber, (e) electrical supplies. 

12 Name the counties that border on Lake Ontario and 
those that border on the St. Lawrence river. 

January — 1911 

1 Draw a map of Ncav York State and on this map locate 
Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands, the Palisades, Catskill 
mountains, Adirondack mountains. 

2 Name 'five counties through which the Erie canal ex- 
tends; three cities through which this canal passes. 

3 a Mention a section of New York State noted for the 

production (1) of dairy products, (2) of lumber. 



60 GEOGRAPHY— FIFTPI GRADE 

6 Name a city of New York State noted for the produc- 
tion (1) of electric supplies, (2) of boots and shoes, 
(3) of collars and cuffs. 

4 For what is each of the following places particularly 
noted: (a) Ithaca, (h) Saratoga, (c) West Point, (d) Al- 
bany, ( e ) Buffalo ? 

5 Give the approximate distance either from Buffalo to 
New York City or from Rouses Point to New York City. 

C Write on the production of one of the following: (a) 
maple sugar, (h) salt, (c) cheese, (d) butter, (e) petroleum. 

7 Name three lakes of New York State noted for their 
beautiful scenery. 

8 Name five countries of Europe and give the capital of 
each. 

9 Name and locate the largest city in the world. 

10 a Name the countries that comprise the British Isles. 
b Mention two colonies of Great Britain. 

11 In what part of North America and in what zone do we 
live? 

12 Name three bays on the eastern coast of the United 
States and two capes on the eastern coast of the United States. 

13 Mention two important products of South America and 
name the countries in which they are produced. 

14 What are the important mountain systems of North 
America ? 

15 Locate (a) one of the important manufacturing regions 
of the United States, (h) one of the chief agricultural regions 
of the United States. 



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SEVENTH GRADE 

NATURE STUDY AND AGRICULTURE 

SEVENTH GRADE 
■ June— 1916 

1 Where do the chickadees build their nests? When? 

2 Name three' birds that you know by their song or note. 

3 In what ways is the crow a friend of the farmer? 

4 Name two beef breeds and two milk breeds of cows. 

5 How is milk tested for butter fat? Why is this test 
important ? 

6 Name three small animals that are found in the woods 
and fields and describe one of them. 

7 If black corn and white corn are planted near together, 
what is the result? Explain this result. 

8 Do all ears of corn have the same number of rows of 
kernels? Is this number odd or even? 

9 In what four forms do moths and butterflies appear dur- 
ing their lives? 

10 Name three insects that you know by sight that arc in- 
jurious to the farmer and describe one of them. 

11 Describe the house fly as to number of wings, number of 
feet, kind of eyes and kind of mouth. 

12 Name two kinds of fruit trees that grow in your neigh- 
hood and describe the fruit of one of them. 

13 What trees in your neighborhood are the first to have 
leaves in the spring? 

14 What is the purpose of Arbor Day? 

January — 1916 

1 Describe the chickadee, giving size, color of head, breast 
and wings, and shape of beak and tail. 

2 What is the principal food of the chickadee? Where is 
this food found and how is it obtained? 

3 Name three common breeds of hens and give two leading 
characteristics of one of these breeds. 

4 Tell briefly how a horse should be cared for after a day's 
work, as to watering and feeding, grooming, bedding and 
blanketing. 

5 Name three breeds of cattle that you know and describe 
one of these breeds as to color, general shape and type. 

6 What is the Babcock test for milk? Why is it of value 
to the dairyman? 



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SEVENTH GRADE 

7 Name the four different forms in which moths and but- 
terflies appear during their life history. 

8 Describe briefly the Monarch or the Sovereign butterfly 
as to size, color and food. 

9 Why should every effort be made to destroy the eggs of 
the tent caterpillar? Where may these eggs be found and 
when ? 

10 Name three varieties of corn and describe the kernel of 
'One of these varieties, giving color, size, general appearance 
and parts. 

11 Describe how seed corn may be tested. Why is this test 
important? 

12 Name three flowers and two weeds that you know. De- 
scribe one flower as to blossom, leaf and seed. 

13 Describe the oak tree as to size, shape, leaf, fruit or 
seed, and use. 

14 Name three varieties of apples that you know. At what 
season of the year is each good to use? 

15 Name three reasons why trees are a proper subject for 
study. 

June — 1915 

1 a Is the English sparrow a desirable bird? 
6 Give two reasons for your answer. 

2 Name three kinds of food suitable for hens. 

3 Name three kinds of dogs that you know by sight and 
describe one of them as to size, color and habits. 

4 Explain how a horse that is working should be fed, giv- 
ing kinds of food, how often to be fed, and how much. 

5 Why are leguminous plants of great benefit to the far- 
mer or gardener? 

6 a Name two weeds that are especially tro'ublesome in 

your school district. 
h Tell how these weeds may be destroyed. 

7 Describe a grasshopper or a cricket, giving size, color, 
number of legs, shape of legs, kind of wings. 

8 Name three injurious insects and the crop or plant which 
they injure. 

9 Name 'five kinds of trees that grow in your town. 
10 Give three uses of the maple tree. 

January — 1915 
1 Name two purposes for which hens are kept or raised. 
Name a breed best adapted to each purpose. 



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SEVENTH GRADE 

2 Name four birds that you know by sight and give some 
characteristic by which you know one of these birds. 

3 Describe the nuthatch or the chickadee as to size, color- 
ing, food and habits. 

4 Why is milk tested for butter fat? What amount of 
butter fat in milk is required by the milk regulations of this 
state ? 

5 What food is suitable for a horse? How often and 
how much should a working horse be fed? 

6 How may the age of a horse be told? Explain. 

7 In what way are the clovers, alfalfa, peas and beans 
useful as growing crops? Why must land be manured or 
fertilized ? 

8 What ia meant by a weed? Name three plants commonly 
called weeds in your district. 

9 Name and make drawings of two kinds of grasses in 
your district. 

10 Tell where the eggs of the following insects are laid: 
(a) the tent caterpillar, (6) the potato beetle, (c) the cab- 
bage worm. 

11 Name three kinds of trees that you know and describe 
the leaf, bark and wood of one of these trees. 

12 Why should the growing of trees be encouraged? Give 
three uses of trees. 

13 Explain the difference between evergreen trees and other 
trees. 

June — 1914 

1 Name five birds that you have studied or read about and 
that you know at sight. Describe one of them as to shape, 
size, color, food and use. 

2 a Mention three breeds of domestic fowls. 

b Which of these are profitable for food and which for 
producing eggs? 

3 What is a balanced ration? 

4 What is the most valuable constituent of milk? 

5 a Tell which of the following weeds you know by sight: 

burdock, daisy, wild carrot, purslane, Canada thistle. 
6 Describe one of them and tell how it may be destroyed. 

6 How may potatoes be protected from damage by the 
potato beetle? 

7 From the following list name the trees that grow in 



64 NATURE STUDY AND AGRICULTURE 

SEVENTH GRADE 

your school district: hemlock, pine, walnut, peach, poplar^ 
apple, oak, spruce, maple, sumac. 

8 Name three trees which shed their leaves in the fall, and 
two which do not. - 

9 Name two respects in which butterflies differ from moths.. 
10 Sketch the leaf of the elm, oak or maple. 

January — 1914 

1 Describe one of the following birds, giving (a) size, (b} 
color, (c) shape of bill, (d) food, (e) economic value: downy 
woodpecker, chickadee, hen, guinea fowl, turkey, robin, crow- 

2 Draw a diagram of a feather, naming the several parts. 

3 a Name five breeds of hens. 

b Describe the leading or distinguishing characteristics 
of one of the breeds of hens named in answer to a. 

4 a Describe the earthworm or angleworm. 

b Of what use are these worms in the soil? 

5 a Name the four principal dairy breeds of cattle in the 

United States. 
h Describe as to size, weiglit, color and quality of milk,. 
one of the breeds named in answer to a. 

6 a What is a Babcock tester ? 

b Why is the use of a Babcock tester important to the- 
butter maker? 

7 a Name three grains grown extensively in New York 

State and used as food for man and beast. 
b Describe, as to leaf, seed and root, one of the grains 
named in answer to a. 

8 a State which of the following plants are commonly 

called weeds: 
dandelion cabbage burdock 

clover thistle tomato 

wild carrot turnip daisy 

nasturtium 
b Describe the seed of one of the weeds named in a and 
tell how the seeds are scattered. 

9 Describe either the oat plant when ready to be har- 
vested, or the radish. 

10 Describe the eggs of the potato beetle and tell where- 
they may be found. Or 

Describe the eggs of the mosquito and tell where they 
may be found. 



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SEVENTH GRADE 

11 a Name the three parts of an insect. 

b Name two respects in which spiders differ from in- 
sects. 

12 State which of the following insects are useful to man 
and tell wliy each is considered useful: 

ant horse fly 

spider may beetle 

mosquito butterfly 

lady beetle wasp 

honeybee hornet 

13 a Name five trees tliat grow in your school district and 

that you know by sight. 
h Describe the leaf and fruit and one of the trees named 
in answer to a. 

14 Name three distinguishing characteristics of the elm 
tree. 

15 For what purpose is the wood of each of the following 
trees used: oak, elm, cedar, walnut, hemlock, maple, spruce, 
poplar, pine, locust? 

16 a Name three kinds of fruit trees that you have seen or 

that grow in your school district. 
b What can be done to protect a fruit orchard from its 
enemies ? 

June — 1913 

1 Name two points of difference between the nuthatch and 
the woodpecker. 

2 Draw a diagram of a feather, giving names to the parts. 

3 a How should young chickens be fed and cared for? 

6 From what enemies must young chickens be protected 
and guarded? 

4 Name two dairy breeds of cattle that you know by sight. 
Which of the breeds you have named gives the richest milk? 

5 What is meant by balanced diet or rations for dairy 
cows ? 

6 a Upon what does the value of milk produced for mak- 

ing butter depend? 
b What is the standard for good milk? 

7 a Is a potato a root or a stem? 

b What is the difference between a root and an under- 
ground stem ? 

8 How is the soil benefited by the growing of the clovers, 
beans, peas and alfalfa? 



66 NATURE STUDY AND AGRICULTURE 

SEVENTH GRADE 

9 Name five common weeds wliicli are troublesome to far- 
mers and gardeners, and tell how to destroy one of these weeds. 

10 On what kind of soil are the best potatoes grown? 

11 a Describe the potato beetle as to size, color, markings 

of body and number of wings. 
h Where are the potato beetle's eggs usually laid? 

12 Describe the tent caterpillar. On Avhat kinds of trees 
and shrubs do you find the tents of these caterpillars? 

13 a How many legs has a spider? 

b Describe a spider's web which you have carefully 
observed. 

14 Describe the leaf and the flower of the locust tree. What 
other flowers does the flower of the locust tree resemble? 

15 Name three trees that you know by the leaf and two 
that you know by the wood. Describe the leaf and wood of 
one of these trees? 

16 Why is it important that forests shall be preserved? 

17 Describe quite fully how a tree should be transplanted 
so that it may continue to grow. 

January ■ — 1913 

1 How should hens be fed and cared for through the 
winter ? 

2 Why should the nuthatch be protected and encouraged ? 

3 How should eggs be graded and packed for market? 

4 How is the food of cows digested ? What is the " cud " ? 

5 What three substances or nutrients should be found in 
food for cattle? 

6 What is a balanced ration? 

7 Describe the steps of raising a crop of potatoes for mar- 
ket, giving present market price. 

8 What plants are grown for hay? For what animals is 
hay a food? 

9 Describe the root of a clover, showing why the clovers 
are so important to the fertility of the soil. 

10 How many legs has an insect and to what part of its 
body are the legs and wings attached? 

11 Describe the lady beetle. Why is it useful to the farmer 
or gardener? 

12 Where are the eggs of the tent caterpillar laid? Tell 
how you would know them to be the eggs of this caterpillar. 



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SEVENTH GRADE 

13 How are the winter buds of the locust tree protected and 
what do these winter buds contain? 

14 For what purposes is the wood of the locust tree used 
and why is it valuable for these purposes? 

15 What kinds of trees in your school district do not shed 
their leaves in the fall? Describe the leaf of one of them. 

December — 1912 

1 Describe the setting of a hen touching on (a) number of 
eggs, (6) care of the hen while she is sitting, (c) time before 
the eggs will hatch. 

2 Describe the foot of a nuthatch and illustrate by a draw- 
ing. 

3 In what ways may poultry raising be made profitable? 

4 Describe the principal characteristics of any two of the 
breeds of cows. 

5 What amount of butter fat should good milk contain? 

6 Why should the raising of cats be discouraged? 

7 Name the three parts of a plant. What is a potato? 

8 Describe the eye of a potato, telling what it is, and what 
its use is. 

9 What grains are grown in your school district? Name 
one of these grains and state for what it is used and for 
what price it is sold. 

10 Name the three parts of an insect and illustrate them by 
a drawing. Or 

Where are the eggs of the potato beetle laid ? Describe 
the slug of this beetle. 

11 Where do the potato beetle and the lady beetle spend 
the winter? 

12 How many kinds of spiders have you seen this term? 

13 What varieties of fruit are raised in your school district? 
What is their value as food? 

14 What is the purpose of the bark of a tree? Where is 
the growing part of a tree? 

15 When docs a locust tree blossom? Describe the flower of 
the locust as to size, color, odor and resemblance to other 
flowers. 

June — 1912 

1 Naine four things that you have learned about the 
downy woodpecker. 



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SEVENTH GRADE 



2 Draw a diagram showing the different parts of a feather 
and give the names of these parts. 

3 Write on the value of the hen, covering the following 
points (a) value as food, (h) value as a producer of eggs, 
(c) value as a product for market. 

4 What animal have you been studying this term? Give 
three characteristics by which you recognize this animal. 

5 What do toads feed upon and where do they find this 
food? 

6 Name two beef breeds and two dairy breeds of cattle. 

7 Tell briefly how the plant that you have been studying 
this term is cultivated. In what consists its value to the 
farmer ? 

8 Why are tlie clovers and the legumes, as peas and beans, 
very useful to the farmer? 

9 Name five weeds that you know by sight and tell how 
any tivo of them may be destroyed. 

10 Name the three parts of an insect and describe these 
parts as they are found in the ant. 

11 How is honey made? Where do the bees find the mate- 
rial ? 

12 Give briefly the life history of the potato beetle and tell 
how to destroy these beetles most effectually. 

13 Describe, as to root, trunk, leaf, bark and fruit, the tree 
that you have been studying this term. 

14 Describe the process of tree grafting. What great bene- 
fit comes from this process? 

15 What is being done in your town to preserve the trees? 
Why is this necessary? 

January — 1912 

1 Write a brief description of the bird that you have had 
for special study this year. 

2 The downy woodpecker is often called " Friend Downy." 
Why do we call this bird " Friend Downy ? " 

3 Name tioo breeds of fowls with which you are familiar 
and give two characteristics of one of the breeds named. 

4 Give a brief description of the animal that you have 
had for special study tliis year. 

5 What part of milk is the principal constituent of butter? 
What amount of this substance does milk usually contain? 

6 Mention three essentials for a sanitary cow stable. 



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SEVENTH GRADE 

7 What i^lant is indicated foi- special study this year? 
Give a brief description of this plant and tell how it is culti- 
vated. 

8 To what class of plants does the bean belong? Tell 
why this class of plants is so important to the farmer. 

9 Mention three ways in which seeds are dispersed or 
scattered. 

10 Give a brief description of the insect that you have had 
for special study this year and tell where this insect may be 
found. 

11 How are bees of great service to plants? Or 
Tell sometliing of the habits of the ant. 

12 Give the names of three insects that are injurious and 
tell how to destroy any one of the insects named. 

13 What tree is indicated for sjjecial study this year? 
Give a brief descrijjtion of this tree and tell for what purpose 
it is grown. 

14 Of what use to the tree is (a) the bark, {h) the wood, 
(c) the leaf? 

15 Tell how to plant an apple tree. Or 
Describe a maple tree. 

December — 1911 

1 What bird have you studied tliis year? Write a brief 
description of the bird that you name. 

2 Name fire birds with which you are familiar. Give 
three points by wliich you recognize any one of the birds 
named. 

3 Mention three ways in which feathers are useful to birds 
and fowls. 

4 Give a brief description of the animal that you have had 
for special study this year. 

5 Name two dairy breeds of cattle and tiro beef breeds of 
cattle. 

6 Why should toads be protected and not frightened away 
from gardens? 

7 Give a brief description of the plant that you have had 
for special study this year. 

8 Name five plants, known to you at sight, three of which 
are cultivated for food and two of whicli are considered as 
weeds. 



70 NATUKE STUDY AND AGRICULTUEE 
SEVENTH GRADE 

9 Mention five ways in whieli corn is valuable to the 
farmer. 

10 What insect have you studied this year? Describe it 
briefly and tell where it may be found. 

11 What are the three parts of an insect? How many legs 
have insects and to which part are the legs attached? 

12 How many kinds of bees are in every hive? Or 
In what curious ways do ants get food? 

13 Give a brief description of the tree that you have had 
for special study this year. 

14 What are winter buds? How are winter buds protected? 

15 Name three kinds of apples with which you are familiar 
and describe one of the kinds named. 

June — 1911 

1 Which of the following birds do you know at sight: blue- 
bird, robin, brown creeper, barn swallow, hawk, goose, crow, 
canary, oriole, swan? 

2 If you were setting a hen how many eggs would you 
place under her ? What is the hatching period for hens' eggs ? 

3 Describe a chickadee as to size, form, color and habits. 

4 How does the foot of a cow differ from that of a horse? 

5 Mention three things essential to a sanitary cow stable. 

6 State tico ways in which a cat differs from a dog. Or 
State tivo ways in which a squirrel resembles a dog. 

7 Describe the manner in which a kernel of corn germi- 
nates. Or 

Describe the manner in which a pea germinates. 

8 Which of the following plants do you know at sight: 
violet, milkweed, poppy, cabbage, dandelion, daisy,, geranium, 
columbine, lettuce, Canada thistle? 

9 Wliat is a weed? 

10 Name three insects injurious to the farmer. 

11 How do you distinguish between a butterfly and a moth? 

12 Mention three important points to be considered in se- 
lecting corn for planting. 

13 Describe the manner in which an apple tree or a maple 
tree grows. 

14 a Which of the following trees do you know at sight: 

apple, hemlock, pine, hickory, maple, locust, poplar, 
elm, oak, beech? 



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FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES 

6 Which of the trees mentioned in a shed their leaves 
in the fall? 

January — 1911 

1 How does a horse get up, front legs first or hind legs 
first? How do you know? 

2 Mention the three types of horses we have in use. De- 
scribe the main feature of any one of them. 

3 Tell how you know a chickadee when you see one. Or 
Mention two distinguishing features of the barn swallow. 

4 Is the chickadee of any use to the farmer? Why? 

5 What are the colorings of the monarch butterfly? Or 
How many legs has a butterfly ? How do you know ? 

6 What three forms do insects take after hatching from 
the eggs? 

7 Mention some enemies of corn. How may the farmer 
guard against them? 

8 How can the farmer tell when corn is ready to be har- 
vested ? 

9 What weeds that you have seen this last year are most 
common ? 

10 Write a letter to your teacher, telling how one of the 
following crops is harvested: corn, potatoes, cabbage, apples, 
tomatoes. 

FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES 
June — 1916 

1 Name three breeds of hens and describe one of them. 

2 Describe briefly the chickadee, as to size, color of back 
and breast, shape of bill and form of feet. 

3 Name three birds that you know by sight and two that 
you know by their song or note. 

4 Name tico types or breeds of horses and describe one of 
them. 

5 Name three things for which cows are kept. What is 
meant by butter fat? 

6 Upon what does the value of a dairy coav depend ? 

7 Where are the eggs of the tent caterpillar found? 

8 What should be done to prevent damage by tent cater- 
pillars? 

9 When should seed corn be selected? 

10 Name -five common flowers that you know by sight. 



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FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES 

11 Name five garden vegetables or fruits and describe one 
of them. 

12 What is the fruit or seed of the oak tree called? 

13 Name tioo evergreen trees that you know. Why are they 
called evergreen? 

January — 1916 

1 What bird have you studied this year? Describe it as 
to size, color, and shape of beak. 

2 Name two breeds of hens that you know. Name two 
things most noticeable about one of these breeds. 

3 What winter birds have you seen this year ? Tell where 
you saw them and what they seemed to be doing. 

4 Name two types of horses that you know. How do they 
differ? 

5 Name two breeds of cows that you know. How do they 
differ? 

6 Name three grains used for food for horses and two 
kinds of food suitable for cows. 

7 Give tivo markings by which a Monarch or a Sovereign 
butterfly may be known when seen. 

8 Give one difference between a moth and a butterfly. 

9 Give two reasons why everyone should endeavor to pre- 
vent the breeding of house flies. 

10 Name two varieties of corn that you know and describe 
the kernel of one of them, giving color, shape and appearance. 

11 Give three characteristics of a perfect ear of corn. 

12 Tell which of the following weeds you know: white daisy, 
burdock, wild carrot, shepherd's purse. Name some leading 
characteristic of one of these weeds. 

13 What is the tree for special study this year? 

14 What is meant by an evergreen tree? Name one kind. 

15 Tell which of the following trees you know and have seen 
this year : apple, pine, hickory, maple, oak, locust, pear, peach. 
Mention the purposes for which one of these trees is used. 

June — 1915 

1 Describe briefly the English sparrow, giving size and 
color or markings. 

2 a Name three kinds or breeds of hens. 

6 Describe how you know or recognize one kind. 

3 Name three purposes for which cows are kept by the 
farmer. 



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FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES 

4 Name three kinds of dogs that you know. 

5 Describe one way to test seed corn to find whether it 
will grow. 

6 Describe the sprouting of a pea. 

7 a Where may the eggs of a tent caterpillar be found? 
h Why should they be destroyed? 

8 Describe a grasshopper or cricket as to color, number of 
legs, number of wings, food aiRl places where found. 

9 Describe a maple seed by a drawing or otherwise. 

10 Name /ive varieties of fruit trees that you know. De- 
scribe the leaf of one of them. 

January — 1915 

1 Give two reasons why tlie English sparrow is an un- 
desirable bird. 

2 Tell which of the following birds you know by sight or 
have seen this year: nuthatch, English sparrow, canary, barn 
swallow, bobolink, robin, chickadee, downy woodpecker, crow, 
snowflake. 

3 Name tu-o of these birds that arc useful to the farmer 
and give one reason why they are useful. 

4 Name three kinds or breeds of dogs that j-ou know and 
give some distinguishing mark of two of these breeds. 

5 Explain the difference in the manner in wliicli a horse 
and a cow get up after they liave been lying down. 

6 Name two breeds of cattle and give tioo reasons Avliy 
they are raised or kept on tlic farm. 

7 Name three weeds found in your school district that 
are troublesome to the farmer or gardener. Give some mark 
by which you know two of tliese weeds. 

8 Describe and make a drawing of one of the following: 
dandelion, white daisy, Canada thistle. 

9 Name three grains grown in your school district, or two 
grasses that you know, and tell the use of one of these plants. 

10 How does a moth differ from a butterfly? 

11 Describe the eggs of the tent caterpillar; tell whore 
these eggs are found and why they should be destroyed. 

12 Name iive trees growing in your district that you know. 
Tell how you know one of these trees. 

13 Name three varieties of apples that you know, and two 
other fruits that you know by sight. 



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FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES 

June — 1914 

1 How many tj'pes or kinds of combs have domestic fowls? 
Name ttvo of these types. 

2 Name three birds useful to the farmer or gardener and 
tell why they are useful. 

3 Tell which of the following animals you know at sight: 
sheep, deer, squirrel, goat, woodchuck, fox, skunk, rabbit, frog, 
bat. 

4 Describe the earthworn or angleworm as to form, length, 
mouth, food, use to farmers. 

5 Name one clover, two grains and three common weeds 
that you know by sight. 

6 Tell which of the following trees you know by sight: 
horse-chestnut, pine, apple, walnut, maple, oak, elm, poplar, 
dogwood, hemlock. Describe one of them as to size, bark and 
leaf. 

7 What is the great enemy of elm trees? What can be 
done to protect the elm trees from this enemy? 

8 Name two types of cattle. For what is each type best 
adapted ? 

9 Why are some plants called weeds? 

10 Name five insects that you know by sight. 

January — 1914 

1 a Name two winter birds you have seen this year. 

ft Describe, as to size, color, and shape of bill, one of 
the Ijirds named in answer to a. 

2 Name tiiro breeds of fowls that you know by sight and 
describe the comb of each breed named. 

3 Name three enemies of young chickens from which they 
should be protected. How may they be best protected from 
the enemies named? 

4 a Name three domestic animals Avith which you are 
familiar. 

b Describe, as to size, food and use. tv:o of the animals 
named in answer to a. 

5 a How does the earthworm or angleworm move about? 
6 Describe the home or burrow of the earthworm or 

angleworm; 

6 Give the three points in which the beef type of cattle 
differs from the milk type. 



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FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES 

7 a State wliich of the following plants you know by 

sight: 
pumpkin daisy timothy 

celery turnip dandelion 

nasturtium white clover wild carrot 

Canada thistle chiekweed ragweed 

purslane oats burdock 

h Which of the plants named in a are commonly known 
as weeds? 

8 a Name tJiree plants that are grown for haymaking. 
b Describe one of the plants named in answer to a. 

9 a On what kind of soil do oats grow best? 

h Describe the oat plant when ready to be harvested. 

10 Which of the following insects do you know by sight: 
wasp, lady beetle, ant, honeybee, dragon fly? 

11 a Where do mosquitoes breed? 

b How may the breeding of mosquitoes be prevented? 

12 a W^iat insect have you studied this year? 

b Describe, as to size, number of wings and legs, struc- 
ture of feet, food and habits, the insect you have named in 
answer to a. 

13 Describe either the leaves or the bark of any tioo of the 
following trees tliat you know by siglit: locust, oak, pine, 
peach, dogwood, plum. 

14 a Describe by diagram or in words, tlie leaf of the 

common elm. 
h Describe an elm seed or a maple seed. 

15 a What is the elm leaf beetle, and how is it harmful? 

6 What means can be used to protect tlie elm from the 
elm leaf beetle? 

16 How may the age of a tree be determined? .Why? 

June— 1913 

1 Name three varieties of hens that you have seen or 
about which you have studied and give tico leading cliaracter- 
istics of one of these varieties. 

2 Give the names of five birds that you know by sight and 
describe one of them. 

3 Of what use is the iiutliatcli to tlie farmer or the fruit 
grower ? 

4 Name p.ce domestic animals that you know by siglit 



76 NATURE STUDY AND AGRICULTUEE 

FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES 

and describe one of them as to color, size, food, habits and 
use. 

5 How many incisors or front teeth has a cow? 

6 How should cows kept for dairj' purposes be fed and 
cared for ? 

7 Tell which of the following named plants you have seen 
this term, and describe one of them as to (a) size, (6) shape 
of leaf, (c) form and color of flower, (d) use: 

anemone partridge berry trillium 

cherry marsh marigold turnip 

daisy (white) pitcher plant 

daisy (yellow) squash 

8 a How are potatoes prepared for planting ? 

h Describe the potato blossom as to form and color. 

9 What plants are grown for hay? 

10 Where do potato beetles usually lay their eggs? Have 
you ever looked for and found any of these bunches of eggs? 

11 a Mention two ways in wliich a spider differs from an 

ant. 
b Is a spider properly an insect? 

12 How does the farmer protect his potato crop from the 
potato beetle? 

13 Name five trees found in your school district that you 
know by sight. Describe one of them as to (a) size, (6) 
shape of leaf, (c) appearance of bark, (d) use. 

14 Describe the leaf of one of the following-named trees, 
and illustrate by a diagram: chestnut, horse-chestnut, maple, 
oak, poplar. 

15 What are some of the ways in which forests are de- 
stroyed and wood needlessly wasted? 

January — 1913 

1 Tell which of the following birds you know by sight and 
describe one of them as to size, color, feet and bill: bobolink, 
chickadee, crow, goldfinch, meadow lark, oriole, peacock, robin. 

2 Describe how the nuthatch secures its food. 

3 How is the hen able to digest her food without teeth? 

4 Describe two marked differences between dairy breeds 
and beef breeds of cattle. 

5 Tell which of the following animals you know by sight 
and describe one of them as to its size and color and the 



XA'IURE STUDY AND AGRICULTURE 77 

FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES 

cliaracter of its foot: l)at, donkey, goat, mouse, squirrel, toad, 
turtle, Avoodcliuck. 

6 Should the raising of cats be encouraged? 

7 Tell which of the following weeds you know by sight and 
describe one of them as to root, .leaf, flower and seed: bind- 
weed, dandelion, pigweed, purslane, thistle, wild carrot. 

8 How are potatoes prepared for planting? 

9 Describe a head of clover, as to color, size and sliajjc- 
lllustrate by a drawing. 

10 Name the class of insects, gnawing or sucking, to whicff 
the following insects belong: potato beetle, tent catcrpilbir, 
cutworm. 

11 Describe the lady beetle as to size, color and markings 
of body. 

12 How may the potato farmer ])rotect his crop from injury 
by the potato beetle? 

13 Tell quite fully how a tree should l)e transplanted. 

14 What varieties of fruit trees are grown in your school 
district? 

15 What enemies has the locust tree? ITow do they injure 
the tree? 

Decemher — 1912 

1 Describe one of tlie following as to size, ccdor, Itill and 
feet: (a) the nuthatch, (b) the hen. 

2 Why is the nuthatch so called? 

3 Which of the following birds do you know by sight: 
barn swallow, brown thresher, downy woodpecker, owl, pea- 
cock, iDhoebe, ro1)in, turkey? Describe one of these birds. 

4 Name tioo breeds of dairy cattle and tico breeds of beef 
cattle. 

5 Which of the following animals do you know by sight: 
deer, fox, frog, goat, niuskrat, rabbit, rat, skunk? Describe 
one of these animals. 

6 Describe the teeth and the feet of a cat. 

7 Name fioe plants that you know by sigbt and dcs(a-ibe 
one of them, as to root, leaf, flower and seed. 

8 Name a grass, a grain, and a clover that you know by 
sight and describe one of them as to leaf and seed. 

9 Name three things that may injure the potato crop and 
tell how injury from one of these things may be avoided. 

10 Which of the following insects do you know by sight: 



78 NATUKE STUDY AND AGRICULTUKE 

FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES 

ant, cricket, honeybee, lady beetle, spider? Describe one of 
these insects as to color, eyes, and parts of body, and tell 
M'hether the insect is useful or injurious. 

11 Describe the potato beetle, and briefly give its life his- 
tory. 

12 Name some of the natural enemies of tlie potato beetle 
that are of assistance to the farmer. 

13 Which of tlie following named trees do you know by 
sight: cherry, elm, hemlock, horse-chestnut, locust, maple, 
peach, pear, poplar? Describe the leaves of three of these 
trees. 

14 How may the age of a tree be determined? Explain. 

15 How do the leaves of the pine differ from those of the 
maple? Illustrate by a drawing. 

June — 1912 

1 Write a brief description of the bird that you have been 
studying this term, covering the following points: size, color, 
shape, adaptation of bill and feet, kinds of food. 

2 Name tico winter birds and three summer birds that you 
know by sight. 

3 What is a bird calendar and how is it made? 

4 Write on the life of the toad. 

5 How is the toad useful to the farmer? 

6 How does the cow bite, chew and digest food? 

7 Name the three parts of a plant and give the use of each 
part. 

8 Describe the germination of the bean. 

9 Why are some plants called weeds? The same plant 
may sometimes be a weed and sometimes not ; give an ex- 
ample. 

10 Write on the following topic: Tlie Home and the Home 
Life of the Ant. 

11 Describe briefly the insect that you have studied this 
term. Is this insect helpful or harmful? Give a reason for 
your answer. 

12 a Name three of the following insects that you know by 

sight, and give the distinguishing characteristics by 
which you know tico of them: wasp, hornet, cricket, 
grasshopper, dragon fly, honeybee, cutworm, potato 
beetle. 



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FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES 

b Name the three characteristic parts of the honeybee, 
c How many legs has the bee? 

13 Describe the apple tree as to root, trunkj buds, blos- 
soms and fruit. 

14 Tell which of the following trees you know by sight and 
name the distinguishing characteristics of two of them: hem- 
lock, apple, beech, locust, chestnut, pine, plum, ehn, birch, 
cedar. 

15 How may the age of a maple tree be determined. 

January — 1912 

1 Name the bird indicated for special study this year. 

2 How may birds be attracted to the trees about tlie school- 
house or the home? 

3 Describe some hen that you have seen, giving size, color 
and the appearance of the head and the tail. 

4 Name the animal indicated for special study this year. 

5 How do you know a frog from a toad? 

6 What is peculiar about the drinking and the breathing 
of toads? 

7 What plant have you studied. this year? Write a brief 
description of this plant. 

8 Select f,ve of the following plants and weeds that you 
know at sight: 

dandelion tomato duckweed 

lily verbena poppy 

cabbage tulip beet 

buttercup violet wild carrot 

clover wheat timothy 

9 Of what three parts does a plant consist? 

10 What insect have you studied this year? Describe this 
insect briefly and tell where it may be found. 

11 Name four of the following insects that you know by 
sight : 

ant potato beetle 

cricket hornet 

Luna moth grasshopper 

honeybee monarch butterfly 

12 How do you tell a butterfly from a moth? 

13 Name the tree indicated for special study this year. 

14 What are the principal parts of a tree? 



80 NATURE STUDY AND AGRICULTURE 

FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES 

15 Name (a) two trees that are grown for their fruity (h) 
three trees that are grcsvii for lumber. 

Decemher — 1911 

1 Name the bird that you have had for special study in 
school this year. 

2 Which of the following birds do you know at sight: owl^ 
robin, hawk, crow, turkej', bluebird, chickadee, Avoodpecker, 
Ijarn swallow, red-winged blackbird? 

3 From the above list select two birds that live in door- 
yards and three that live in the woods and thickets. 

4 Name the animal that you have had for special study in 
school this year. 

5 Why should toads be protected and not frightened away 
from gardens ? 

G ^Miat is the principal food of toads and where do they 
find it? 

7 What plant have you studied this year? Write a brief 
description of the plant that you name. 

8 Select five of the following plants and weeds that you 
know at sight: 

dandelion tomato chickweed 

lily verbena poppy 

cabbage tulip beet 

buttercup violet wild carrot 

clover wheat timothy 

9 What is a weed? Whicli of the plants named in ques- 
tion 8 are weeds? 

10 What insect have you studied tliis year? Describe tliis 
insect briefly and tell where it may be found. 

11 Select four of the following insects that you know at 
sight: 

ant honey bee 

hornet grasshopper 

cricket ])otato beetle 

Luna moth monarch butterfly 

12 Name the three parts of an insect. 

13 Name tlie tree that you have had for special study in 
school this year. 

14 How do you tell a pine tree from a spruce? Or 
How do you tell an apple tree from a pear tree? 

15 What varieties of apples are cultivated in your school 
district? 



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